Americans became much more concerned about healthcare this month, with 18% naming it as the most important problem facing the U.S. Mentions of healthcare tie with mentions of “dissatisfaction with government/poor leadership” at the top of the most important problems list. CONT. Art Swift, Gallup Read more »
House 2018: Health Care Vote Gives Democrats Another Midterm Argument
Democrats are hopeful that Republicans’ vote last week to pass the American Health Care Act provides them an argument to use in next year’s election. Only 20 House Republicans voted against the bill, which is not polling well and which Democrats are angling to use as a cudgel against the […] Read more »
How low can you go?
Just how unpopular is the Republican healthcare plan? It’s more unpopular than any major piece of legislation in the last 30 years. … Not every vote on every piece of legislation carries electoral import. But this bill has all the markings of one that could spell defeat for a number […] Read more »
Leveraging the Health Care Debate to Build a Political Tidal Wave
… Taking their marching orders from Donald Trump, last week Republicans in the House voted to dismantle the American health care system and undo crucial progress in helping ordinary Americans have access to life-saving and affordable treatments. And in the words of billionaire investor Warren Buffet, they did it just […] Read more »
A lot of Republican rhetoric on health care this weekend may haunt the party in 2018
It’s important to remember, when considering the Republican plan to overhaul Obamacare, that the only constituency that fervently supports throwing out the Affordable Care Act is Republicans. In the most recent Post-ABC News poll, three-quarters of Republicans supported repealing Obamacare, sure — but 9 in 10 Democrats and two-thirds of […] Read more »
What Democrats’ Losses in 2010 Can Tell Us About G.O.P.’s Chances in 2018
There’s no way to know how the health care debate in Congress will play out, but there’s a lot of reason to think that the House vote to replace the Affordable Care Act has put Republicans on a risky path heading into next year’s midterm elections. CONT. Nate Cohn, New […] Read more »