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| The actual pic Lee sent in response to the ad |
After all, this seat had remained in Republican hands through the 2006 and 2008 cycles that saw huge Dem pickups elsewhere in the country. So there had to be something else affecting the district. The only other change maker was a very aggressive plan by Democrat Kathy Hochul who was announced the winner last night against Republican Jane Corwin.
Her plan consisted of making Republican efforts to dismantle Medicare her centerpiece. Throughout the campaign Hochul mentioned every time she could that Corwin supported Paul Ryan's budget plan which would turn Medicare into a voucher system.
As we all know, Medicare is not a voucher system and turning it into one renders it obsolete. Medicare is a single payer health insurance system that allows senior citizens access to government-run health insurance at comparable rates to the private market. The problem is, senior citizens can't purchase and/or afford private plans because they are considered high risk. The result leaves millions of seniors without insurance. Enter the need for Medicare and why it's a popular government program. It's popularity is huge with seniors who benefit greatly from it and it just so happens seniors love to vote almost as much as they love their government-run health care. And voters chose the lady who supported keeping Medicare intact.
It's impossible to state that this is a sign of things to come. Anyone who says that is foolish I think. But it is a definite model for how Democrats should run their campaigns in 2012. The GOP lined up and voted for Paul Ryan's budget plan that dismantles Medicare. It is officially their alternative plan for this country. There's no reason voters shouldn't be made aware of it and no reason why Democrats can't use it to unite against. Medicare or Republicare? You decide.
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