McCain Targets Obamacare In Re-election Campaign

Arizona Republican John McCain has made his opposition to Obamacare a central point of his campaign, which by all accounts is shaping up to be the toughest reelection fight of his career. McCain told POLITICO about his focus on Obamacare recently, "I think it’s a very strong issue. Eight of the counties in my state will now only have one health insurer. They’re staring at 65 percent increases in their premiums. They’re very upset.” McCain has also taken other steps to shore up his anti-Obamacare views. In recent months, he’s given several Senate floor speeches against it and issued statements responding to every piece of bad news on the law. He’s also tried to stop likely attacks from Kirkpatrick supporters that Arizonians would lose their coverage if the law were repealed by introducing a bill called the "Empowering Patients First Act."