In one tight Florida House race, a hastily assembled TV commercial to begin airing Wednesday takes aim at a top target of Democrats, highlighting his votes “to end Medicare as we know it.”
Republicans in Montana are advertising on behalf of their Senate candidate, noting his stance against a Republican plan “that could harm the Medicare program.” House Republican strategists are advising their lawmakers to try to stay on the offensive over Medicare and steer clear of words like privatization.
The fight over Medicare, the popular federal health care program for older Americans, is rapidly intensifying in House and Senate races around the nation after the selection of Representative Paul D. Ryan as the Republican vice-presidential candidate. Congressional Democrats and some analysts say that development could transform the fight for control of Congress, given his role as the author of a House-approved budget plan that would reshape Medicare.
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