I think the pundits are missing this one.
Most are saying that Obama wins if the court rules the individual mandate (and assorted ObamaCare junk) is constitutional …. and, he loses if the court rules that it’s unconstitutional.
I don’t see it that way.
Sure, it’s a win if the law gets a pass. Obama can crow about how it’s time to move on.
Here’s the twist.
If it’s ruled unconstitutional, the GOP loses one of its major campaign issues. They can’t go around beating a dead horse, right?
But, Obama can rail about the conservative justices legislating from the bench … and, he can argue that he needs to be re-elected – with a large majority – in order to craft a cleaner replacement for ObamaCare and, more important, to control appointments to the SCOTUS to make it more reasonable and objective.
Obama can also reap the economic benefits the laws demise. For sure, hiring will pick up a bit when the bill is buried.
See, heads he wind, tails he wins, too.
Nuts.
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