In Dueling Health Messages, Democrats Focus on Cost and Republicans on Fraud

What happened: Democrats are emphasizing health care costs while Republicans focus on fraud in competing health messages, with Democratic congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin making health care costs a central issue of her campaign. Why it matters: Cooke said people are "really, really hanging on by a thread here," reflecting how health care costs are shaping campaign messaging.

Democrats are emphasizing health care costs while Republicans focus on fraud in competing health messages, with Democratic congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin making health care costs a central issue of her campaign.

Cooke said people are "really, really hanging on by a thread here," reflecting how health care costs are shaping campaign messaging.