The House of Representatives were set to vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “Obamacare” on Friday, and replace it with the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which was widely unpopular with the public. As the House was about to vote, the bill was pulled, leaving House Speaker Paul Ryan to concede, “We’re going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future.”
Ads prematurely celebrate failed Obamacare repeal during March Madness
Hours later, before CBS aired March Madness games and during a Wizards-Nets game in Virginia, Deadspin reported that several TV stations around the U.S. aired targeted ads that celebrated the ACA’s repeal in an untimely fashion. The ads also urged viewers to thank their local congressperson for voting, despite the vote not actually happening. These ads were from the American Action Network PAC, which evidently forgot about the airtime it bought.
You can see the ads in Deadspin’s tweet below:
It’s also worth noting that Rep. Barbara Comstock, one of the people highlighted in the video, says she would have voted against the bill, according to the Washington Post.
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