Republicans failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act early Friday because of divisions within their own ranks, and because they tried not only to repeal and replace the ACA but also to cut and cap the Medicaid program, generating opposition from many red-state governors and their senators. … […] Read more »
Republicans’ Obamacare repeal was never really that popular
The immediate cause of Republicans’ failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act early Friday morning was the opposition of three Republican senators. But the persistent unpopularity of Republican repeal efforts has weighed heavily on GOP plans, suggesting that Americans’ skepticism has jelled over months of debate. On average, […] Read more »
Killing Obamacare Softly
Unable — at least so far — to kill the Affordable Care Act outright, the Trump administration has conducted a sustained war of attrition designed to inflict fatal damage on Obamacare. This war, often operating below the radar, entails the use of a quintessentially conservative strategy, and the cooperation of […] Read more »
House 2018: How Big Is the Playing Field?
If Democrats do have a chance to win the House next year, it might be because they translated a currently big field of announced candidates into credible opportunities to flip not just some of the top seats on their list of targets, but also some seats that, on paper, might […] Read more »
Keeping Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ in Perspective
… After every election, the losing party spends a good chunk of the off-year analyzing why they lost and developing solutions on how not to lose in the future. In 2013, Republicans unveiled their Growth and Opportunity report. … This year, Democrats have “A Better Deal” – an economic-centered agenda […] Read more »
59% of Americans would like to recall and replace the President
Almost two-thirds (64%) of Americans are very or somewhat worried about the United States’ stature on the world stage, including 63% of Millennials (Americans between the ages 18 to 37), according to a new national poll from the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School (IOP). … The KnowledgePanel® survey […] Read more »