For Republican Ken Cuccinelli, who knew he was losing, condemnations of “Obamacare” became the driving message of his entire campaign in the race’s closing weeks. The GOP gubernatorial hopeful said, over and over again, that the gubernatorial race would be “a referendum on Obamacare.” As recently as Monday – the day before the election – Cuccinelli said, “Tomorrow in Virginia is a referendum on Obamacare. Let’s send a message and say ‘no’ tomorrow to Obamacare.” At the same event, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told Virginians, “This is the first election in America since the full impact of Obamacare has been felt. This is the first chance that people in America have to speak clearly at the ballot box about the impact this law is having on their lives and our economy.” And then Cuccinelli lost, at which point the right said that the race was close because Virginians don’t like the Affordable Care Act. Maybe it’s worth pausing to remind Republicans what the word referendum means: “an event in which the people of a county, state, etc., vote for or against a law that deals with a specific issue.” I don’t mean to sound picky, but folks shouldn’t call a race a referendum, lose, and then say the referendum proves how right they were – at least if they want to be taken seriously.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:51:18 +0000
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