Trump will have the numbers to repeal Obamacare but still no remotely plausible 'concept' of a replacement plan. What are the odds that he does so anyway?
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He won’t. It’ll be a bridge too far. As will going after much of what Biden got done. Poison pill stuff that gop members won’t touch. Immigration? Buckle up.
He and the GOP never forgave McCain for saving it. They'll repeal it now just for spite, regardless of not having anything to replace it. They know their voter base will find a way to blame the Democrats anyway.
What about the Graham-Cassidy Bill from 2017, being implemented as the replacement plan? They had no luck back then but without guard rails now, do you think this is a possibility?
Trump doesn't care about and has never cared about a replacement plan. There is no viable commensurate plan. It was all more grift. He has always wanted to end 4 1 reason only. He wants to destroy anything Obama did. It's a vendetta & nothing mire.
Perhaps wishful thinking, but not sure he/they will - ACA now too embedded and popular to repeal without replace. And don't think they have the will to craft an alternative plus the legislative resources to barge it through. Not when there are optically easier wins for them elsewhere.
I think it is unlikely Trump will fully repeal Obamacare. It is still very popular with people who rely on it. Remember the irate constituents at GOP town hall meetings the last time they tried to repeal it.
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America has elected a QVC host to the office of President.
Seems like this a concern with how senate/house Rs want to govern—or not govern, as harnessing power has electoral consequences.
Maybe they’ll push a bill that gets rid of the bulk of ACA but leaves popular provisions like pre-existing conditions intact?
'We have to do something. This is something so therefore we must do it'
It's just not as hot of a topic in conservative circles anymore as it was.