re: Trumpcare: Kudos to Most Posters Here

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I don't know to what extent yet, but I do anticipate some consequences in the next election for the (R)s that impede progress, stall, support establishment positions, etc.

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This is why meaningless wedge issues like gay marriage or abortion or supporting Israel are so prominent, to distract their constituents from their legislative failures.

Yeah voters will get mad that their rep was not serious about repealing Obamacare but come re election time they will just say the right things like I oppose abortion and cruise to re election. Look at John McCain. If he can continue to get re elected we are screwed

Most of the GOP is no different than the democrats and don't want to actually repeal Obamacare. Their donors won't allow it. So they have to pretend like they want to repeal it while at the same time supporting a replacement bill that pleases the donors. A full repeal won't please the donors so they don't do it

I am telling you. When this bill fails we will see a lot of Republicans throw in the towel on Obamacare. Yeah their base will be mad temporarily but come 2018 they will still manage to get re elected anyway