>>And that's my point - ACA was "on the ballot" in 2010, 2014, and 2016. That's three times, JR, not one.
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>If that's what people voted on, then why did Obama win in 2012? Since he was the prime mover of the program, why didn't it take him down?
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That's a very good question, and one I am pretty sure you actually know the answer to. The answer is simple:

When Obama's policies are "on the ballot" but not Obama himself, his fellow Democrats usually lose. Badly.

Obama benefited from timing - the 2012 election was in between the passage of ACA and the implementation. He won on personal appeal and demographics - certainly not on merit.

I strongly believe that had Obama faced Romney in 2014 instead of 2012, Romney would have prevailed. By that time the country knew more about IRS targeting, the huge election year lie on the actions leading up to the Benghazi attack, and the absolute disaster of the ACA rollout. Truthfully, when people who don't pay much attention to politics realized their paychecks were less in early 2013 (the payroll tax issue), that would have cost him votes.

Obviously, the election occurs when it occurs - but my point is that Obama benefited from timing.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - the Democratic party got blasted...BLASTED...in the 2014 elections, from the Senate races to state legislature races to governor races. And now they have suffered the humiliation of losing the White House, and not being able to win back either the House or Senate.