President Barack Obama's image repair on HealthCare.gov |
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Institution: | 1. Technological Education Institute of Western Macedonia, Department of Digital Media and Communication, P.O. Box 30, Fourka Area, Kastoria 52100, Greece;2. Technological Education Institute of Piraeus, Department of Business Administration, Petrou Ralli & Thivon 250, Aigaleo, Athens 12244, Greece |
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Abstract: | Obama's health care initiative HealthCare.gov went live on October 1, 2013. It was plagued with problems. Furthermore, the President promised that if people liked their current health care plan, they could keep it. People were shocked when they started to receive cancelation notices from their insurance companies. Republicans seized on the opportunity to savage the president, his administration, and his health care program. Obama's approval rating was anemic and on November 7, he was interviewed by Chuck Todd and on November 14, 2013, Obama held a press conference to try to mend his image. His defense relied heavily on mortification, corrective action, and minimization but also contained instances of defeasibility, bolstering, and transcendence. This essay uses Image Repair theory to analyze and evaluate the President's image repair effort. |
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Keywords: | President Barack Obama HealthCare gov Image repair Press conference |
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