Former Obama Adviser David Axelrod Gets Absolutely RIPPED on Social Media for Complaining About Rising Cost of Obamacare

David Axelrod, the longtime Chicago Democratic strategist often credited as a chief designer of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, recently took to Twitter/X to vent about the increasing price of health insurance premiums tied to the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare.

His post quickly drew pushback. Many users reminded Axelrod of his prominent role in promoting and shaping the very law now being blamed for higher costs.

Critics say this pattern has become familiar among Democrats, who they argue would prefer voters forget that Obamacare passed on a strictly party-line vote when Democrats held full control of Washington during Obama’s first term.

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Through family, I heard about a couple in WI who started a small business and were planning to expand. Now, with their ACA premiums TRIPLED due to congressional inaction, they’ve had to scrap plans to expand & grow. I’m sure that scenario is repeating itself all over the U.S.

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) February 11, 2026

According to reporting from FOX News, the issue resurfaced in recent months during a budget standoff. The federal government entered a shutdown on October 1 after Democrats declined to move forward on spending bills unless lawmakers renewed pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies that were set to expire. After weeks of deadlock, several Senate Democrats ultimately voted to reopen the government without securing an extension of those enhanced benefits.

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If only we could identify who wrote this law in the first place!

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) February 11, 2026

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So what you’re saying is the Affordable Care Act is not actually affordable?

If only we knew who came up with this system…. https://t.co/UdMzYN1u79

— Austin Harris (@AustinHarrisIA) February 12, 2026

When those temporary subsidies expired at the end of 2025, millions of Obamacare enrollees reverted to the lower, pre-COVID levels of federal assistance, leading to noticeable premium increases for many households.

Among the replies to Axelrod’s comments were reminders of his past praise for the law, including clips from 2009 in which he spoke enthusiastically about the benefits Obamacare would bring to Americans. Other responses accused Democrats of ignoring earlier warnings about the law’s long-term costs and now attempting to shift responsibility elsewhere.