ObamaCare Propels Mark Sanford Back Into Office
By Bill Pascoe
As featured at RealClearPolitics
Compelling new evidence reveals that Congressman-Elect Mark Sanford won last week’s special election victory because voters who made their choice in the last week of the campaign broke overwhelmingly in his favor – and the number one reason they cited was the need to repeal ObamaCare.
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Helping Mark Sanford Turn It Around
By Heather R. Higgins & William W. Pascoe III
As featured in POLITICO
Mark Sanford’s remarkable victory Tuesday night over Elizabeth Colbert Busch in the special election in South Carolina’s First Congressional District marked a tremendous comeback against long odds.
IWV's Unique and Critical Role in Mark Sanford's Victory
You may have heard that Mark Sanford had a dramatic win in the May 7th special Congressional election in South Carolina's 1st Disrict, winning by rougly 54% to Elizabeth Colbert Busch's 45%.
What you may not know is that Independent Women's Voice was the only independent expenditure of a significant size on the winning side of the ledger.
ObamaCare’s pre-existing problems need a pragmatic fix
By Hadley Heath and Heather R. Higgins
Feature in The Hill
ObamaCare champions made many promises during debate about the law—such as that it wouldn’t add to the deficit and Americans who like their health insurance would get to keep it—which have since been broken. But there’s one promise the Administration can and should keep: the promise made to help people with pre-existing conditions.
Good Messaging Can Win Budget and Entitlement Debate
By Hadley Heath & Adam Schaeffer
Featured in Real Clear Politics
The Independent Women’s Voice (IWV) commissioned Evolving Strategies (ES) to conduct new experimental message research to determine what message really is most effective at increasing support for meaningful budget reforms. What IWV learned is that Americans are much more open to serious change when it comes to the national debt than lawmakers seem to realize. Republicans can win on policy and political ground with a clear message on overall spending restraint (rather than cuts) and serious, targeted entitlement reform.
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Congress and the Administration disregarded the clear will of the people in enacting the government takeover of our medical care; we must de-authorize, de-fund, and REPEAL it. To do so, we must create accountability, so there is no more saying one thing and doing another