Republicans press Medicare attack in congressional elections

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Republicans press Medicare attack in congressional elections

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-press-medicare-attack-congressional-elections-060640893--sector.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GTjEBjUrWsaRF6flTWE85g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-03-08T060640Z_1_CBREA270GZ900_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-MISSISSIPPI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Applications are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act in Jackson, Mississippi" align="left" title="Applications are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act in Jackson, Mississippi" border="0" /></a>By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans, looking for ways to turn November's congressional elections into a referendum on President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, are trying to portray Obamacare as a danger to Medicare. The aim is to court one of the biggest and most reliable voting blocs in midterm elections, senior citizens and people near retirement, by depicting Republicans as defenders of the federal healthcare program for 42 million seniors. It's an attempt to turn the tables on Democrats, who in the 2012 presidential election attacked Republican Mitt Romney over Republican proposals to overhaul Medicare. &quot;You'd have to be a blind man in a dark room not to see the political implications of Obamacare in general and now specifically with respect to Medicare,&quot; said Brock McCleary, former polling director for the Republican National Committee.</p><br clear="all"/>

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