Weary Republicans in Washington may be ready to move on from health care, but conservatives across the United States are warning the GOP-led Congress not to abandon its pledge to repeal the Obama-era health law — or risk a political nightmare in next year’s elections. … Around the country, Republican […] Read more »
Americans urge bipartisanship on future health care plans
More Americans prefer the Republicans now work with Democrats to improve Obamacare (47 percent), rather than try to repeal it outright (21 percent) or replace it with something exclusively of their own (19 percent). … Majorities of Americans across the political spectrum favor new sanctions on Russia, including most Republicans. […] Read more »
It’s not Obamacare anymore. It’s our national health-care system.
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 »
Trump and the unpopular GOP health care bill
Zombie Trumpcare 2.0 has been laid to rest – again. Without delving into the policy or the politics of ACA repeal, this seems like a good time to touch on some interesting aspects of the bill’s popularity (or its various reincarnations). It was striking how just how unpopular the bill […] 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 »