Why Obama's doubling down on health care

But a series of recent moves make clear that health care is back. An Obama campaign official told BuzzFeed the renewed focus is tied to the second anniversary of the health care bill later this week, but it’s also the product of necessity, and opportunity. The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on the constitutionality of the individual mandate, forcing the legislation into the national conversation, and will rule on it in June. But in the debate over contraception this winter, the White House also sees an opportunity to rebrand the battle over the legislation as part of the “war on women” it accused Republicans of waging…

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The White House initially made a series of arguments for the legislation: They suggested it would stop the growth in costs, that it is a solution to the economic crisis, and — most obviously — that it will expand the number of Americans who have health care.

The new case, though, is less factual, and more emotional. It emerged first in the 17-minute “documentary” the campaign released last week, narrated by Tom Hanks.

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