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The congressional Republicans’ attempts to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act was a safe hobby for them...while Obama was President. Both House and Senate Republicans knew Obama would veto every such bill landing on his desk, which made it totally unnecessary for them to develop any workable system to replace Obamacare.
But now, the congressional Republicans are under scrutiny by the conservative extremists that comprise a large percentage of their voter base. This means they must repeal Obamacare. A replacement isn't really necessary, however, during his campaign, the Big Orange Idiot announced Obamacare would be replaced with, “something terrific”.
Well, “Trumpcare”, the GOP’s replacement for Obamacare is far, FAR from terrific, and the congressional Republicans know this. And while their right wing nut base will be content losing their health insurance, the moderate Republican voters aren’t pleased with the prospect, at all.
Moderate Republicans in the House and the Senate understand their congressional seats would be at risk if they vote to repeal Obamacare, because they see (and understand) the poll numbers that consistently prove the vast majority of Americans do NOT want the ACA repealed. All but a small percentage of average Americans realize “Trumpcare” is a disaster waiting to happen.
But all is not lost if the GOP is successful putting a repeal bill in the Big Orange Idiot’s hands. When he signs “Trumpcare”into law, he will be signing many moderate congressional Republicans’ concession letters for the 2018 mid-term elections. Yes, replacing Obamacare with the much inferior “Trumpcare” will thrill most congressional Republicans. But, that thrill will only last until a new, Democratic majority takes control of congress in January 2019.
As the few moderates in congress who voted against repeal in the past know, screwing well over twenty million Americans out of their healthcare coverage is going to pi$$ off a lot of voters. The same voters the GOP needs to keep their congressional majority.
Conservatives will employ their usual denial of facts to assuage their fear of the truth of the GOP losses in 2018. Just like they deny human influence in climate change, conservatives seek the comfort provided by the lies they are told by their politicians and FOX News . When devoted conservatives are confronted with unsettling facts, they bury their heads in the sand, leaving their a$$es out so the GOP can ram......well, you know.
Happily, the Republicans’ repeal of Obamacare guarantees a Democratic majority after the 2018 mid-terms.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/don-apos-t-look-now-000702716.html
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It's surprising, the large percentage of conservatives that believe Obamacare, which they hate, is an entirely different program than the Affordable Care Act, which they support, because it provides the Medicaid they desperately need.
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The congressional Republicans’ attempts to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act was a safe hobby for them...while Obama was President. Both House and Senate Republicans knew Obama would veto every such bill landing on his desk, which made it totally unnecessary for them to develop any workable system to replace Obamacare.
But now, the congressional Republicans are under scrutiny by the conservative extremists that comprise a large percentage of their voter base. This means they must repeal Obamacare. A replacement isn't really necessary, however, during his campaign, the Big Orange Idiot announced Obamacare would be replaced with, “something terrific”.
Well, “Trumpcare”, the GOP’s replacement for Obamacare is far, FAR from terrific, and the congressional Republicans know this. And while their right wing nut base will be content losing their health insurance, the moderate Republican voters aren’t pleased with the prospect, at all.
Moderate Republicans in the House and the Senate understand their congressional seats would be at risk if they vote to repeal Obamacare, because they see (and understand) the poll numbers that consistently prove the vast majority of Americans do NOT want the ACA repealed. All but a small percentage of average Americans realize “Trumpcare” is a disaster waiting to happen.
But all is not lost if the GOP is successful putting a repeal bill in the Big Orange Idiot’s hands. When he signs “Trumpcare”into law, he will be signing many moderate congressional Republicans’ concession letters for the 2018 mid-term elections. Yes, replacing Obamacare with the much inferior “Trumpcare” will thrill most congressional Republicans. But, that thrill will only last until a new, Democratic majority takes control of congress in January 2019.
As the few moderates in congress who voted against repeal in the past know, screwing well over twenty million Americans out of their healthcare coverage is going to pi$$ off a lot of voters. The same voters the GOP needs to keep their congressional majority.
Conservatives will employ their usual denial of facts to assuage their fear of the truth of the GOP losses in 2018. Just like they deny human influence in climate change, conservatives seek the comfort provided by the lies they are told by their politicians and FOX News . When devoted conservatives are confronted with unsettling facts, they bury their heads in the sand, leaving their a$$es out so the GOP can ram......well, you know.
Happily, the Republicans’ repeal of Obamacare guarantees a Democratic majority after the 2018 mid-terms.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/don-apos-t-look-now-000702716.html
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It's surprising, the large percentage of conservatives that believe Obamacare, which they hate, is an entirely different program than the Affordable Care Act, which they support, because it provides the Medicaid they desperately need.
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