Within seconds, Wolf Blitzer, who was anchoring the coverage, and correspondent John King had already jumped from the ostensible news to their political obit for Obama, breathlessly describing the ruling as an “historic” defeat:
Blitzer:
What a setback, John, this would be for the President, for the Democrats, those who supported this health-care law if they rule that the individual mandate is in fact unconstitutional.
John King:
The Court striking down that mandate is a dramatic blow to the policy and to the President, politically.The Justices have just gutted, Wolf, the centerpiece provision of the Obama health-care law.
The Justices throwing that out is a direct blow to the President of the United States, a direct blow to the Democratic Party, and this is a victory, if you will, for the conservatives.
Twitter was then activated.
Samuel Rose @samrose92:
Ouch. #Obamacare being struck down the latest blow to Obama’s campaign.Wreck Em @DoubleTRaider:
Supreme Court has struck down individual mandate to buy health insurance, which is central piece of Obamacare. Wow. Wasted 3 1/2 years.
American_Honor @PBeliefs:
FINALLY!!! #SCOTUS says individual mandate of #ObamaCare HAS BEEN STRUCK DOWN!!!! #GodBlessAmerica. NOW LETS GET THAT #Socialist THUG OUT!!
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