Democrats get another chance to campaign on health care
"This extreme MAGA ruling comes just months after the Republican-controlled Supreme Court discarded precedent and privacy in overturning Roe v. Wade," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement hours after the decision was released.
"As extreme MAGA Republicans work to rip away life-saving drugs, Democrats are fiercely defending health freedom, protecting access to health care and lowering the cost of prescription drugs," she added.The Supreme Court's decision to overturn the federal right to abortion this summer arguably gave Democrats their most effective campaign message of the cycle, ahead of what was expected to be a red wave this fall.
If Pelosi's statement is any indication, the party will eagerly tie that decision to yesterday's and make November's election even more about health care.Democrats have been trying to make the case that Republicans support undoing popular health care policies — like their recently-passed prescription drug law that allows Medicare to negotiate directly with manufacturers — in addition to highlighting the party's support for abortion bans.