>> Whereas today at the national level, the Republicans not only don't
>> support reform, they will spend the next three years campaigning
>> against it, using every one of its manifold horrors to argue against
>> the whole idea of universal coverage.
>
> If the dynamic worked, this would actually be a great thing, since it
> would marginalize them just as much as back when they campaigned
> against social security or medicare.
But how do you know there won't be enough horror stories to give credence to the Republicans' criticisms? The large majority of people won't be personally affected in any way by the bill. So they'll judge it based on what they hear about it from the media.
SA