The Medicare Answer Coming to a GOP TV Ad in Colorado

In the 2014 races, an honest quote can be kryptonite.

Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) speask about the Supreme Courts recent Hobby Lobby decision, during a news conference on Capitol Hill, July 9, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Senators introduced the Protect Womens Health From Corporate Interference Act, to restore the contraceptive coverage requirement guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act.
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By David Weigel

October 6, 2014 at 7:55 PM UTC

Updated on

October 7, 2014 at 12:36 AM UTC

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It's thrilling to watch a campaign attack ad be born before your eyes. The Politico-moderated Colorado debate between Democratic Sen. Mark Udall and Republican Rep. Cory Gardner featured an exchange about that old saw (date of birth: 2010) of attacks, that any Democrat who voted for Obamacare "voted to cut $800 billion from Medicare." Udall's spin on the question was immediately clipped and distributed by the GOP tracking firm America Rising.