https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread"> Two years ago, women voters drove Democrats to take back the House of Representatives in a so-called "blue wave." Their top concern? Health care.

This year, those same voters could play a critical role in the November election.

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2/ The stakes couldn& #39;t be higher for women "health care voters."

Since 2016, President Trump has vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now, the likely confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as the Supreme Court& #39;s ninth justice increases the odds that the law could be struck down.

3/ In a recent poll, 92 percent of women said maintaining and expanding upon the Affordable Care Act was "very important" or "somewhat important" in shaping their vote this year. https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR ">https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR&q...

4/ Meanwhile, a September survey across 10 battleground states found that women were significantly more likely to say maintaining protections for preexisting conditions would play a critical role in shaping their vote. https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR ">https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR&q...

5/ For 49-year-old Jody Delikat, an independent voter in Madison, Wisc., protecting people with preexisting conditions is one of her top priorities this year.

She does not believe Trump has a replacement plan if the Affordable Care Act is undone. https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR ">https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR&q...

6/ And though Delikat is leaning toward Biden, she is still waiting to hear more on the issue that matters most to her: how a Biden administration would actually improve American health care. https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR ">https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR&q...

7/ Voters like Delikat are the type the Biden campaign is placing bets on:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪️" title="Schwarzes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes kleines Quadrat"> Mostly independent women in battleground states
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪️" title="Schwarzes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes kleines Quadrat"> May not have voted for Hillary Clinton four years ago
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪️" title="Schwarzes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes kleines Quadrat"> Aren& #39;t happy with the Trump administration https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR ">https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR&q...

8/ Delikat is not alone in her sentiment of wanting to know about specific health care plans.

For Debra Kinkaid, health care is a critical election issue. Her children have complex mental health care needs. Her sister has had multiple forms of cancer. https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR ">https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR&q...

9/ Without the Affordable Care Act, health insurance simply wouldn& #39;t be an option for Kinkaid, or for the people she loves. But it also isn& #39;t enough.

Her sister& #39;s mouth prosthetic, needed after a surgery, wasn& #39;t covered by insurance because it was deemed cosmetic, Kinkaid said.

10/10 Kincaid didn& #39;t vote in 2016. She said she& #39;s planning to vote for Biden this year, citing health care as the reason.

She trusts him on the issue, but doesn& #39;t know how he& #39;d address problems like hers.

"I know he wants to expand on what Obama did." https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR ">https://bit.ly/2H2YSuR&q...