{"id":1002699,"date":"2018-10-23T09:47:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T09:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1002699"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:15:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:15:31","slug":"republicans-run-on-fear-democrats-run-on-protecting-health-care-medicare-social-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/republicans-run-on-fear-democrats-run-on-protecting-health-care-medicare-social-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Run On Fear, Democrats Run On Protecting Health Care, Medicare & Social Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

Democrats have a clear message for Election Day: they are running to protect health care, Social Security and Medicare from Republican attempts to gut these vital programs. Republicans, on the other hand, have turned to a campaign strategy of fear and outright lies in order to get votes. The contrast couldn\u2019t be clearer.<\/p>\n

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Democrats are running on protecting health care, Medicare, and Social Security from Republican attacks.<\/p>\n

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Yahoo News<\/a>: \u201cDemocrats 2018: It’s the health care, stupid\u201d<\/p>\n

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NBC News<\/a>: \u201cDemocrats find new ways to talk about entitlement cuts in campaign’s closing days\u201d<\/p>\n

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Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cAs midterms near, Democrats accuse GOP of plotting to cut Medicare, Social Security\u201d<\/p>\n

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Washington Examiner<\/a>: \u201cDemocrats warn voters: The GOP is coming for your Social Security, healthcare\u201d<\/p>\n

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Vox<\/a>: \u201cHalf of 2018\u2019s Democratic campaign ads are about health care\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump and Republicans are using fearmongering and lies to get votes.<\/p>\n

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CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump’s midterm campaign of fear\u201d<\/p>\n

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Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cTrump and Republicans settle on fear \u2014 and falsehoods \u2014 as a midterm strategy\u201d<\/p>\n

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New York Times<\/a>: \u201cTrump and G.O.P. Candidates Escalate Race and Fear as Election Ploys\u201d<\/p>\n

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MSNBC<\/a>: \u201cTrump, GOP look to stoke fear in base to goose election turnout\u201d<\/p>\n

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Toronto Star<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s strategy as midterms approach: lies and fear-mongering\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Democrats have a clear message for Election Day: they are running to protect health care, Social Security and Medicare from Republican attempts to gut these vital programs. Republicans, on the other hand, have turned to a campaign strategy of fear and outright lies in order to get votes. 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