The Maine Race is surprised that groups like Pharma and the Chamber of Commerce are on the air supporting Sen. Collins on the issue of health care.
But it makes perfect sense: These groups fervently oppose the kind of comprehensive reform that would have the effect of reining in drug costs and insurance industry profits.
And Susan Collins, if elected, is certain to be on the side of those working to frustrate and weaken any universal health care plan that gets taken up in 2009.
The Maine press refuses to talk about it. And so most Mainers don't fully grasp it. But it really is that simple.
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You wrote: "The Maine Race is surprised that groups like Pharma and the Chamber of Commerce are on the air supporting Sen. Collins on the issue of health care."
You're misconstruing what I wrote.
What I wrote was: "The big surprise from yesterday’s ads was that three different outside groups are now on the air in support of Susan Collins on health-care issues. The three groups are the American Medical Association, which represents doctors; the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which represents business interests; and America’s Agenda - Health Care for Kids, a group whose ads are being funded by the pharmaceutical industry."
I wrote this in the context of a post about advertising, which I've been tracking periodically during this race. The previous time I monitored TV advertising, I didn't see ads in support of Collins by any of those three groups. So I was surprised, five days later, that all three were now running ads on the same issue.
To be clear, I am not surprised that groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AMA and PhrMA support Susan Collins' health-care agenda.
Thanks for the clarification.
I took the paragraph to mean that what was surprising was the health care emphasis.
But of course, what Kevin is saying makes perfect sense.
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