By Grace-Marie Turner
Texas Insider Report: WASHINTON D.C We couldnt help but notice: The Democratic Congressmen who switched No to Yes on ObamaCare are the ones in the biggest trouble on the campaign trail. Pollsters Bill McInturff & Peter Hart found that in the 92 most competitive House districts in a pre-election survey on the Obama health plan & the 2010 elections 38 of voters support the health law and 55 oppose it.
The intensity factor is high: Only 16 felt strongly that the law was a good idea and 49 felt strongly that it was a bad idea. Those who felt it was a bad idea are most likely to vote. The poll was conducted for The Wall Street Journal/NBC News.
Independents oppose the law by a two-to-one margin and seniors are also strongly opposed (38 support 55 oppose). After being told to basically shut up after the 2009 town hall meetings seniors have been just waiting to have their say at the polls.
Finally the survey found that a majority of voters (51) say an acceptable outcome of this election would be a repeal of President Obamas health law.
The more people find out about the next wave of costs mandates and losses of freedom the more that number will grow.
Consequential regulations: While the political debate is dominating the airwaves and public discourse we continue to see more cause for alarm about the damage the law is causing on the ground.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners formally submitted its recommendations on Wednesday to Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about the crucial but deadly dull details involving a 
key set of insurance regulations.
The NAIC caved into to leftist groups that descended in Orlando during the final meeting last week demanding that the rules be written in a way that would be most punitive to the health insurance industry.
Most people think they dont need to pay much attention to this because its just more regulations. But they may wake up very soon to find that millions of people no longer have the option of keeping their current health coverage because the company providing the policy couldnt meet the new rules and had to pull out of the market.
Many other Americans may find that premiums have gone up even further because of the rules. And tens of thousands of health insurance brokers may 
find they have to find another line of work. To quote then 1st Lady Hillary Clinton in 1994 when an agent realized that HillaryCare would put her out of business:
Im assuming anyone as obviously brilliant as you could find something else to market..
The result will be that many companies are likely to pull out of markets especially those who serve small businesses and individuals where the administrative costs of selling and servicing policies is much higher. It also means that many employers will be forced to switch carriers which will subject them to more expensive regulations because they will lose their grandfathered status. And health insurers will have to pay rebates to policyholders if they miss the 80-20 mark -- which could drive premiums even higher. This is yet another example of the politicization of health care as a result of ObamaCare. People will lose the coverage they have many companies will pull out of markets costs will go up there will be less competition and no one will be better off. But liberals are happy because the insurance companies have been punished! HHS will likely decide next month whether to go along with the NAIC recommendations or amend them. If Sec. Sebelius doesnt provide more flexibility the next Congress should demand a longer transition to the new rules -- until the whole destructive law can be repealed and replaced with sensible reforms that get the incentives right and provide real competition and choice. What is it about politicians who think that companies can absorb absolutely anything they dish out and still chug along creating jobs profits and paying taxes? At some point the engine stalls and working Americans are the ones left holding the pink slip. There is a reason the U.S. economy has such high unemployment. The job of the next Congress will be to lift regulatory burdens reduce taxes
and provide new opportunities and incentives for people to work save and invest. It cant begin a day too soon
Ms. Turner is president of the Galen Institute. Mr. Antos is a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
