A GOP Template from Frank Luntz
Politico: Frank Luntz on how to oppose Obama-care socialized medicine:
The arguments against the Democrats’ healthcare plan must center around “politicians,” “bureaucrats,” and “Washington” … not the free market, tax incentives, or competition. Stop talking economic theory and start personalizing the impact of a government takeover of healthcare. They don’t want to hear that you’re opposed to government healthcare because it’s too expensive (any help from the government to lower costs will be embraced) or because it’s anti-competitive (they don’t know about or care about current limits to competition). But they are deathly afraid that a government takeover will lower their quality of care – so they are extremely receptive to the anti-Washington approach. It’s not an economic issue. It’s a bureaucratic issue.
Well, it makes sense and it’s better than nothing. You’d figure the GOP would know all of the above without Frank Luntz coming in to share his research with them, but I think it’s safe to say that the GOP stopped being the party of small government since I was a college kid.
Much more at the link. Give it a read.
