Obama could be helped politically if healthcare law is overturned in SC. [View all]

[DCBob]

from WashPost/The Fix...

As Republicans and Democrats alike commemorate the two-year anniversary of the signing of the health care bill today, a more significant battle awaits in the U.S. Supreme Court next week.

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Obama, of course, does not want to see his signature initiative overturned by the Supreme Court, which holds oral arguments on the bill next week and should render a decision by late June. And Republicans who have long railed against the bill would certainly be overjoyed to see the bill struck down.

But in an electoral milieu (yes, we just used that word) in which winning is often based more on voting against something rather than voting for it, losing at the Supreme Court may be the best thing that could happen to either side — and particularly Democrats.

“In a perverse way, Obama is helped if it is overturned, because then he can use it to rally his base,” said GOP pollster Glen Bolger. “If it is not overturned, then Republicans have a frying pan to bash over the Democrats’ head...”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/on-health-care-supreme-court-loss-could-be-electoral-win/2012/03/22/gIQAresaUS_blog.html

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It would be interesting to see how things would play out if the law was overturned. However, I think its likely it wont be even though the SC leans right 5-4. See this..

Reuters:Why Supreme Court may uphold healthcare law