Just when you think you’ve heard it all! Politico is reporting that Scott Walker is going to present himself as the savior of Obamacare in Wisconsin. And not just that, but he is also going to make that the central plank of his reelection platform.
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Walker wants to prop up his Obamacare market with a $200 million program that would compensate health insurers for high-cost patients so they don’t hike premiums for everyone. He also would enshrine some Obamacare protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
It’s a startling turnabout for a chief executive who has repeatedly called for repealing and replacing the health law. But it could prove smart politics in a swing state where a Democrat recently flipped a seat in a state Senate district that Donald Trump carried by 17 points — a result Walker called a “wake-up call” for state Republicans.
Polls show that healthcare is the #1 priority of likely voters in the race, and that Walker’s approval rating is underwater.