Paul Broun takes a personal slap at Jack Kingston | Political Insider | www.ajc.com

In campaigns, attack ads or videos are usually performed by a third party – not the candidate himself.

But in the YouTube clip above, U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Athens, delivers his attack on U.S. Senate rival Jack Kingston in person and on camera, focusing on the Savannah congressman’s recent statements on whether it is indeed possible – or “responsible” – to eliminate Obamacare in its entirety.

Says Broun:

“Jack Kingston wants to keep Obamacare. He voted to fund it, and now he’s trying to fix it. I think that’s wrong.”

Kingston says he’s voted against the Affordable Care Act at every turn. The alleged vote to fund the ACA occurred last month, when the Republican-led House voted to allow insurers to sell for another year health insurance policies that do not meet the requirements of Obamacare.

UPDATE: 1:45 p.m. — In an interview off the U.S. House floor, Kingston responded to Broun’s charges by playing up an alliance with arch-conservative Michele Bachmann and mentioning his position as head of the Appropriations subcommittee overseeing Health and Human Services, in which Kingston crafted a bill that would defund Obamacare — though it was never formally introduced as the appropriations process collapsed.

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