claiming they're protecting people with
pre-existing medical conditions and warning that Republicans will take
that protection away. The ads would have you believe Obamacare is the
only way to protect people with pre-existing conditions. That's false,
and the outcome of the midterm elections could turn on this falsehood.
The
Democratic super PAC allied with Senator Chuck Schumer is behind many
ads, including one targeting Republican Josh Hawley, who is challenging
Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, in a tight race. The ad says if
Hawley is elected, millions of Missourians could lose their protections.
In
another ad, McCaskill tells the camera "Two years ago, I beat breast
cancer," and she says her opponent would do away with protections for
pre-existing conditions like cancer. These ads are blatantly untrue.
Hawley's on the record insisting health reform legislation must include
these protections.
So is Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who has
called on his state lawmakers to enact protections. But never mind the
truth. The Democratic Governors Association is funding an ad with a
breast cancer patient who says she won't be able to afford life-saving
treatments if Walker is re-elected"