… I’ve spent the last few weeks in conversations with a wide variety of Republican strategists aimed at understanding the various factions within the GOP as well as how the party got to where it is — and, even more importantly, where it’s heading. At the center of every one of those conversations is President Obama and the effect that his six years in office have had on the opposition party. …
If the fight over the economic stimulus package began the transformation of the Obama-era Republican Party, the fight over — and the eventual passage of — the Affordable Care Act cemented it. CONT.
Chris Cillizza, Washington Post