and when they re voting for bills that have less than a 17% approval rating that is going to rework a sixth of the economy without even knowing what s in it, that s what s going to get them out of office. take a listen here to tom periolo who is running now for governor in virginia and who thinks this is a winner for democrats as well. i m tom perielo. and in congress i voted for obamacare because it was wrong that a million virginians weren t covered. insurance companies held all the power. we ll make sure this never happens in virginia. first of all, you can see in literature class he was probably not real soft on symbolism. the crushing ambulance behind him very direct message. but second, politically, you know that in these governor s races, you don t have to bring it back to congress. you can run on all kinds of other things. just on the politics what does it tell you that he think this is a winning issue for him to bring up federal issues and trump and the aca?
hold those who voted on this bill accountable. i want you to look at this particular ad that is set to air soon. take a look. republican leaders are trying to do this to affordable health care. i m tom and in congress i voted for obamacare. because it was wrong that a million virginians weren t covered. now i m running for governor because it s wrong that most virginia incomes haven t gone up in 20 years. together, we can stop donald trump, raise wages and build an economy that works for everyone. we ll make sure this never happens in virginia. talk about drama. crushing an ambulance. whether this bill fails or passes, their votes had been recorded for it. how vulnerable are these representatives? extremely vulnerable. let s remember that there was an absolutely massive wave against the democrats in 2010 after
and in congress i voted for obamacare because it was wrong that a million virginians weren t covered. insurance companies held all the power. we ll make sure this never happens in virginia. first of all, you can see in literature class he was probably not real soft on symbolism. the crushing ambulance behind him very direct message. but second, politically, you know that in these governor s races, you don t have to bring it back to congress. you can run on all kinds of other things. just on the politics what does it tell you that he think this is a winning issue for him to bring up federal issues and trump and the aca? well, it s no surprise. look, a 17% approval rating, and that was before we said yeah, we re going to treat rape like a preexisting condition. we re going to treat babies with heart defects as having a preexisting condition and charging them more. this bill stinks. this bill is not popular. and it s no surprise that people like tom are running for their office saying
half past the hour on this early saturday morning. i m christi paul. i m victor blackwell. good morning to you. so the gop health care bill to repeal and replace obamacare passed the house, now has to pass the senate. that s a task some say is already dead on arrival. senate republicans poised to make changes to the house s provisions have created the group you see here. this group that is starting to craft the senate s version of the plan. notice not a female in sight there. yeah. this group s lack of diversity is catching heat from the left. democrats are using that and the fallout behind the bill as a strategy to win back the house or to make some advantages in 2018. virginia s gubernatorial candidate tom perriello put out this attack ad. watch. republican leaders are trying to do this to affordable health care. i m tom perriello, and in congress i voted for obamacare because it was wrong that a million virginians weren t covered while insurance companies held all the power.
virginia gubernatorial candidate tom periello what he spotlights as the gop effort to crush affordable health care. i m tom periello and in congress i voted for obamacare because it was wrong that a million virginians weren t covered while insurance companies held all the power. at the website 538, nate silver writes the health care bill could be a job killer for gop incumbents because if republican members should suffer a similar penalty for voting for the acha has democrats it for obamacare somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 points, it could be dozens of gop held seats in play. then there s the energy this vote has generated on the left. today a coalition of resistance groups said that in just one day, they received 45,000 grassroots donations to the tune of more than $2 million raised for the eventual democratic challengers to house republicans who voted to repeal obamacare. at the white house today, deputy press secretary sarah huck aby