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Howard Dean: ObamaCare Created by “Elitists” Who Don’t Understand Americans

Posted By Daniel Greenfield On November 12, 2014 @ 1:34 pm In The Point | 17 Comments

Yes that Howard Dean.

Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean gave an excoriating critique of his own party’s key piece of legislation saying the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, was “put together by a bunch of elitists” who “don’t fundamentally understand the American people.”

Dean said was shocked that Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber said “the stupidity of the American voter” was a “political advantage” in passing Obamacare in an interview with MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski on Wednesday.

“The problem is not that he said it–the problem is that he thinks it,” Dean said. “The core problem under the damn law is it was put together by a bunch of elitists who don’t fundamentally understand the American people. That’s what the problem is.”

It’s no accident that Howard Dean suddenly sounds like a Tea Party member. Even though most of us remember him from his leftward campaign and helping put into place the Obama infrastructure that turned the country into a nightmare, he’s actually been a savvy political opportunist who turns right or left depending on which way the wind is blowing.

Let’s set aside the absurdity of Howard Dean calling anyone an elitist. Is this a sign that Blue State establishment Dems are willing to abandon ObamaCare?

Now don’t confuse that with abandoning socialized medicine. That’s obviously not going to happen. But Obama’s popularity is in the toilet. The Republicans control the Senate and can further wipe the board with Dems in conservative areas using unpopular parts of ObamaCare as a cudgel. But at the same time they’re willing to be drawn to the dark side for their own “replacement” for ObamaCare.

It seems to me that Howard Dean is opening the door to tearing down ObamaCare as the work of out of touch elitists and rebuilding it under a more open brand with Republicans.

And if you think that there aren’t Republicans who wouldn’t jump on it, you aren’t paying attention.

Meanwhile Howard Dean is selling himself as the man who understands the new reality that a shellshocked Democratic Party has to function in. And that reality includes dismantling and rebranding ObamaCare in order to make a comeback.

This obviously isn’t good news for us, but it’s important to track the progress of this thing.


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