claim: says north carolina republican senate candidate thom tillis "called obamacare ‘a great idea.’ "
author: kay hagan
evidence_1: may 6, 2014 ... "we intend to hold her accountable for the mess she and obama have made for  north carolina families in washington," he said. before the primary, hagan's  campaign sent a mailer ahead that said tillis once called obamacare a "great  idea," which was clearly intended to rankle conservatives. that snippet ...
evidence_2: apr 29, 2014 ... north carolina house speaker thom tillis, in april 2013. ... “tillis has the best  chance to win the general election,” mccrory told one interviewer, citing polls but  no ground truth. ... “no longer is north carolina the fifth-highest in unemployment  in the country,” said mccrory, who led the party's 2012 sweep.
evidence_3: may 6, 2014 ... the chamber of commerce and american crossroads have stepped in with ads  to prop up u.s. senate candidate thom tillis. ... in north carolina, republicans  are watching closely to see if thom tillis, the state house speaker and maybe the  party's best bet to unseat endangered democratic sen.
evidence_4: leading up to the may 6 primary, kay hagan sent out mailers to republican  voters which stated that thom tillis supported the patient protection and  affordable care act, informally known as "obamacare." according to hagan, tillis  declared obamacare to be “a great idea." although hagan fully supported the  healthcare ...
evidence_5: may 4, 2017 ... "any bill that has been posted less than 24 hours ... needs to be viewed with  suspicion," sen. lindsey graham says.