Anti-Obamacare Lawsuit Puts GOP on Defensive Before Elections
- GOP-led case seeks to undo pre-existing condition protections
- Democrats seek to capitalize on issue in competitive races
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A Republican-led lawsuit seeking to nullify Obamacare will be spotlighted in court in the final months of congressional election campaigns, giving Democrats political fodder and sending GOP candidates in competitive races looking for cover.
Oral arguments seeking to block the health-care law are set for Wednesday in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, in a case that Texas and 19 other Republican-led states brought against the federal government.