Audience Applauds Health Care Bill, Attacks "Repeal" Nonsense At Ohio Republican's Town Hall Meeting

I learned of this video via Politics Plus - at a recent town hall meeting for a Republican representative in Ohio, Rep. Jim Renacci was confronted by one of his senior constituents who was displeased with the "repeal" rhetoric, pointing out the benefits people will receive under last years bill and stating his frustration with the Republican plan, which is rather vague regarding details for what will replace the Democrat's signature legislation should repeal be accomplished.  The crowd applauded the question-asker.  Renacci's response - he stuttered about how the American people elected a handful of Republicans into office to repeal the legislation, and while there may be some good things in the bill, it deserves to be trashed because the Republicans say so.


I think this video is interesting for multiple reasons.  As TomCat pointed out on Politics Plus, is that this appears to be a real town hall meeting and not a manufactured "grass roots" audience assembled by conservative interest groups.  Renacci spoke to his constituency, and when his constituency applauded the man defending the health care bill, or at least the notion of replace rather then repeal, and Renacci's response was to ignore the people and stick with the Republican narrative. 

Renacci's response was shameful.  He is guilty of what the Republicans and tea party accused Democrats of doing all last year - ramming unwanted ideas down the throats of America.  It is apparent that Americans, or at least the ones in Renacci's district seem to like that rammed-down legislation.  This video clip is promising and it is more likely then not that this wont be the first - Democrats better seize the moment and control the narrative for the next two years if they want to maitain control of the White House and Senate and win back a majority in the House.