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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNothing Will Do More Damage To Repubs Than A Momentum-Stopping Failure Right Out Of The Gate.
On a larger scale, failure to repeal Obamacare puts the entire Republican agenda at risk. Pointing the fingers of blame will empower the lunatic caucus to revolt against GOP leadership in much the same way they battled against and finally brought down former Speaker Boehner.
This is why the Democrats were right to go all-in on this fight for Obamacare including assigning former Governor Steve Beshear to give the response to Trumps speech, as Saahil recently pointed out. Nothing will do more damage to Republican control of Congress and the presidency than a momentum-stopping failure right out of the gate.
http://washingtonmonthly.com/2017/03/08/what-if-republicans-fail-to-repeal-obamacare/
Hekate
(90,769 posts)FSogol
(45,514 posts)Blanks
(4,835 posts)And they just figured they'd come up with a plan when they had a chance.
Easy peasy.
They've been so protected by Fox News and right wing propaganda that they didn't take any steps to improve it, and instead just voted to repeal.
There will be pain.
Freethinker65
(10,033 posts)I actually think some in the GOP will be better off if it does not pass. I am a bit surprised President Bannon decided to have Trump go all in for it using rallies as a Bully Pulpit. The ACHA is a nightmare.
louis-t
(23,296 posts)Stabenow. They are tying Obamacare vote to her as if it's a bad thing. I think this will fail. Too many people in MI rely on ACA.
Cha
(297,491 posts)GWC58
(2,678 posts)are pretty fucking stupid & dimwitted dummies. 🤡
lindysalsagal
(20,718 posts)They'll do themselves far more harm than we ever could.