In a gamble that looks poised to shape the 2018 midterm landscape, the vast majority of House Republicans in districts that backed Democrats in any of the most recent presidential elections voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act in Thursday’s nail-biting tally. That decision will elevate almost all of them on the target list for Democrats aching to recapture the House majority next year. …
One of the most striking patterns in the vote was the support for the legislation among all seven California Republicans in districts that Clinton won last year. Their unanimity—contrasted with the roughly even division among Clinton-district Republicans outside of California—was especially noteworthy because nearly four million people in California have gained coverage under the ACA. CONT.
Ronald Brownstein & Leah Askarinam, The Atlantic