Senator Kay Hagan (D., N.C.) has released a new radio ad (see below) accusing her potential GOP challenger, Thom Tillis, of hypocrisy. The ad is ridiculously dishonest.
Tillis has attacked Hagan for her support of Obamacare, but the ad suggests these attacks are hypocritical because Tillis once described Obamacare as "a great idea."
"Politicians, these days you’ve gotta watch ‘em close—real close," says the narrator in Hagan’s ad, before playing a clip of Tillis saying "it’s a great idea" in reference to Obamacare.
"That’s right. Thom Tillis called Obamacare ‘a great idea,’" the narrator continues. "So Thom Tillis thinks he can attack Kay Hagan over something he calls ‘a great idea’? Watch close, seems Thom Tillis wants it both ways."
The Tillis quote was taken from his February 6 appearance on the Bill LuMaye radio show. You can check out the full audio here. The quote in question takes place around the 9-minute mark.
Here’s what Tillis said, in the context of broader GOP efforts to repeal Obamacare: "The majority of the stuff that is in Obamacare is bad, because it’s not fiscally sustainable. It’s a great idea that can’t be paid for."
He went on to describe Obamacare as a "policy that’s creating as many problems as it fixes in terms of healthcare," and "creating the most devastating problem of a deficit that we can’t afford."
Hagan, who voted for Obamacare and repeated the president's false promise that no one would lose existing coverage, has aggressively dodged the issue of late. On at least one occasion, she literally fled from reporters attempting to ask her about individuals who have lost their existing coverage. One wonders if, at this point, even Hagan still describe Obamacare as "a great idea." But she’d rather not talk about it.