The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has new web video out, going after the GOP on a topic that might seem oddly familiar to people who remember the last campaign cycle: angry constituents at congressional town halls.
Last cycle, of course, Republicans made hay against the then-Democratic majority, highlighting how Democratic members faced angry town halls mainly on the issue of health care reform. The DCCC’s new video shows various local news clips from across the country, all of them of Republicans facing heat on GOP proposals to privatize Medicare and other economic issues.
A Democratic operative discussed the political reasoning with TPM.
“While tea party protests on health care fired up the Republican base, this August we are seeing that outrage over the Republican budget not only energizes the Democratic base, but also independent voters who want nothing to do with Republicans anymore,” the source said.
“Look at the numbers: health care reform now polls as a 50/50 issue in this country, but ending Medicare is politically deadly.”
