Obama's Spin Tactics and ACA Will Win Him a Second Term, says Mahsa Alimardani

July 10, 2012

Article by Mahsa Alimardani

When United States President Barack Obama campaigned in 2008 he ran on the platform of change we can believe in. Five years later, and with an contest for re-election, this change has arrived. How this transformation is defined is entirely subjective, but it’s undeniable that the Obama era has left a significant mark on American history.

Obama’s 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare as the critics have dubbed with derision, and supporters have embraced with adoration, was legally upheld on June 28 by the Supreme Court. This bill is 2700 pages, it weighs 108 pounds, and it’s going to give 32 million previously uninsured Americans health insurance. Healthcare may for the first time become a human right in the United States.

This is a crucial factor in the upcoming elections. Not only in that the bill will bring basic health coverage to millions, but also in that Obama has succeeded where others have failed. The law passed with no Republican help in Congress, and with the deciding vote coming down to a conservative Chief Justice. This is not only a change in the healthcare system, but also a change in Obama’s presidential legacy. According to Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley of Rice University, Obama will go down in history as a leading progressive president for delivering on his healthcare promise.

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