I can't swear this is the case, but I think Dave Reichert just agreed to vote for AHCA if it was one

[riversedge]

This waiting is horrible.


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Matt Fuller?Verified account @MEPFuller 22m22 minutes ago

I can't swear this is the case, but I think Dave Reichert just agreed to vote for AHCA if it was one or two votes short. McHenry got him.

[elfin]

1. I suspect they think(hope) the Senate will deep six it so they are off the hook

And give Paulie a "win" and get Dump off his and their necks.

But if the Senate bails... then it's all Schumer's fault somehow, someway.

Then work on convincing their constituents (with mega ad buys by Koch and Mercer) that they are working on something way better.

[Blaukraut]

9. Watch out for how this will be played in the media in the next few weeks

If it is presented as a victory for Trump and the gory details go unmentioned, the GOP and Trump will have momentum. If we don't keep on the assholes who voted for this abomination, they will end up NOT paying a price in '18. The focus has to stay on the representatives, not shift to the Senate.

[The empressof all]

2. I thought he was always a yes

I don't mean to be unkind to the man but he really has trouble putting two thoughts together and generally does what the party tells him to do. I know his district is full of wealthy techies and old Eastside of Seattle Money...but I still fail to understand how he keeps getting re-elected

[brooklynite]

3. You can't beat somebody with nobody...

[maxsolomon]

4. his district also encompasses Trumplandia beyond the Cascade Curtain

Wenatchee, Chelan, Ellensburg. A deplorable land of Stigginit.

That's how.

[The empressof all]

5. Ugh you are right

I forget about them...It's frustrating. I live in a district next to his and forgot he has those Eastern folks. We need to be more aggressive in getting him out. I know his health is somewhat questionable. You would think there would be someone in that district who can move him out.

[maxsolomon]

7. i do business over there

they think * is hilarious. had a civil engineer make a "deplorable" jokes in a meeting with the local govt. of course, he couldn't remember the word ("despisable?" I had to prompt him.), just thoughtit was sooooooooooooooo funny. they have no clue who Clinton was referring to (it wasn't them).

my recipe: GOTV with the growing Hispanic population, and, hate to say it, run a straight white guy. half that district is sagebrush and clearcuts.

[pnwmom]

6. His district lines were redrawn with more Boeing union workers and blue collar. So he might not

be feeling the pressure that he would have in his old district.

[The empressof all]

8. He's voting No

That's a real surprise. Guess all the phone calls and postcards got to him.

[SFnomad]

10. Posted just minutes ago on Talking Points Memo ... No

Washington GOP Rep. Reichert: ‘Current House Bill Falls Short’ Of My Support

Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) said Thursday that he would not support Republicans’ latest attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare, scheduled for a vote Thursday afternoon.

On Tuesday, Reichert told the Seattle Times that he had spoken to President Trump about the repeal bill on the phone for about 10 minutes.