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Republicans won't have PPACA forever

Individual provisions of the law have always polled well, and the Republican solution -- repeal -- is even more unpopular than the law itself.

By Jonathan Bernstein | Updated on August 21, 2014
(AP photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tuesday the news was that Republicans have cut back (albeit certainly not eliminated) their Affordable Care Act-based advertising; Wednesday Greg Sargent reports that Senator Mark Pryor, an Arkansas Democrat, actually claims credit for provisions of that legislation in a new TV ad.

Pryor doesn’t say that he helped pass “Obamacare,” or even that he helped pass the “Affordable Care Act.” Instead, he simply touts provisions of the law that almost certainly sound good to most people, saying that he “helped pass a law that prevents insurance companies from canceling your policy if you get sick, or deny coverage for preexisting conditions.”

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