Detroit Free Press: “James is cynically deceiving voters” on protection pre-existing conditions
Failed politician and failed businessman John James refused to offer details on his health care positions outside of “sound-bytes” for the first 450 days of his campaign. Now we know why.
In a trainwreck of an interview with WZZM this week, James crumbled under pressure when pressed by the reporter to detail how he’d follow through on his empty promise to protect Michiganders with pre-existing conditions. The best answer James could come up with? Don’t get sick.
That won’t cut it for the 1.7 million Michiganders with a pre-existing condition. Despite trying to hide his out of touch positions, James has said in his own words the ACA is a “monstrosity” and he “will NOT be critical” of Washington Republicans pulling the rug out from under people as they push a lawsuit to dismantle health care
WATCH:
Q: What details can you give me? How do you cover this high risk pool of people?
Frankly, sick people, if you get rid of the mandate and where people are paying it. How do you actually get money for those people to pay for their coverage?
John James: Well, I think that the way you get money is by having healthier Americans. […] That will drive down prices.
“John James’ inability to answer basic questions when pressed on his health care positions is another reminder of why he remains a failed politician and why Michiganders simply cannot trust him to protect people with pre-existing conditions,” said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Elena Kuhn.
The Michigan Democratic Party launched JohnJamesRevealed.com to hold the failed U.S. Senate candidate accountable for his positions – including those made over the course of the 2018 campaign that he then tried to delete after losing that campaign. For the first year of his campaign, James was largely in hiding from Michigan press and voters to try to paper over his out-of-touch record, and has only come out of hiding after facing scrutiny from Michiganders.
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