Perhaps the most convincing reason to think Republicans will not win as much applause as they hope comes from Drew Altman of KFF. A recent poll by his organisation found 49% in favour of the new laws and 40% against. Crucially, of those who were angry about the reforms, 77% said it reflected a broader anger about the shortcomings of the federal governmentand only a fifth had specific grievances against Obamacare.
All this suggests that health care itself may not prove decisive at Novembers elections, even as that vote itself may end up determining the fate of health reform. But Mr Ryan crystallises the anger he senses among ordinary people in Wisconsin, a state that Mr Obama swept two years ago, this way: This is not just about health care: its really about the role and goal of government in the 21st century.
今日关注:奥巴马 医改 中期选举
Health care and the mid-term elections
【一】
传统来讲,金融集团和军工企业是共和党的支持者,高科技企业和知识精英是民主党的主要支持者,两党曾经平分秋色。但随着金融集团的力量越来越强大,共和党的势力越来越大,这也是共和党长期占据美国执政位置的原因。
【二】
北京时间10月15日上午消息,据外电报道,美国佛罗里达州地方法官罗杰-文森(Roger Vinson)周四判定,各州可继续推进寻求推翻奥巴马总统的医疗改革法案的诉讼案。上月,文森曾在听证会上表示将阻挠美国司法部驳回该诉讼的努力。那些反对奥巴马的2.5万亿美元医疗改革法案的人表示,该法案实行非法税收,要求公民必须获得医疗保险等规定违反宪法。今年3月,以共和党为主的多个州总检察长提起诉讼,要求推翻新的医疗改革法案。允许该诉讼继续进行的判决对奥巴马而言是一大挫折。奥巴马将医改作为其任期议程的基础。而在11月2日举行的中期选举中,他还将面临着共和党的强大挑战。文森驳回了针对医疗改革法案的六项控诉中的四项,并称他看到另两项控诉继续推进的理由,其中一项指控是针对该法案会迫使各州政府在医疗方面投入巨额资金。法律专家指出,该诉讼案很有可能会送至美国高等法院,但大部分专家称各州获胜的几率很小。
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