The MSM seem to be overlooking that very important point.
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If Heller holds firm, the GOP Senators from expansion states could hide behind him.
Thatās unless he caves after a meaningless concession is offered. But he does seem boxed in now with the Sandoval statement.
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The real mindbender is how can any of the others be for it in its present state.
This is one hell of an unpopular bill nationwide and on both sides of the political spectrum.
Who proudly votes to hurt near a hundred million people and unborn Americans to come?
If this passes, it will haunt the GOP until the day that we get lucky enough to fix everything all over again but even if it doesnāt, a yes vote on the record is a deathknell to that particular Senator.
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Iād love to be wrong about Heller, but backing away from words is a fundamental skill in politics.
And fire can come from both sides:
The pro-Trump group āAmerica First Policiesā is preparing a massive seven-figure ad buy against Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV), just hours after the GOP senator announced Friday that he would not support the Senateās bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare.
The ad buy was first reported by the New York Timesā Maggie Haberman, who posted the news on Twitter.
The group was formed by six former members of Trump and Penceās staffs, including former spokeswoman Katrina Pierson and former deputy campaign manager Rick Gates. The group formed in January to gather people who ābelieve in the Trump agenda,ā Gates said at the time.
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I know one rumor awhile back on Vox or Slate was that even if McConnell couldnāt get the votes heād take it to a vote anyway. Reason: show them the body, basically telling Trump āThere, itās dead, enough. Letās move on to tax reform.ā But again, itās imperative people keep hounding senators right up until the vote happens.
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Well maybe not I read the pence super PAC is planning ad buys against him
OTā¦But just had to share this if you havenāt seen it already. Due to the awful heat in the southwest, this gorilla is having more fun than a barrel of monkeys, or perhaps a few vulnerable Republicans trying to walk a tightrope towards their re-election. (I knew I could make posting this relevant somehow).
Amazing, isnāt it? Should be set to āManiacā from Flashdance as someone on my local news was saying.
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Someone wants to be reelected. Nothing more, nothing less.
Jacky Rosen
Heller is widely considered the most vulnerable Republican up for re-election in 2018 and is the only GOP senator this cycle who represents a state won by Hillary Clinton in 2016. A Public Policy Polling survey released Monday had Heller receiving just 39 percent of the vote if the match-up were held today against a generic Democrat, who earned 46 percent of support among Nevada voters.
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The Republicans healthcare legacy is death panelsā¦
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I think theyāll hide behind and ultimately blame Nancy Pelosi, the City of San Francisco and the Dems, in that order. I mean, isnāt that whoās fault it is?
Ah, the GOP: pathetic cradle, of the hypocritical, mean, heartless tools of the 1%. Yet they keep on getting elected. I guess racism and anti-abortion (i.e., control of womenās bodies) can go a long way politicallyā¦
So, since the senate bill is not exactly the same as the house bill (a different mix of cruelty and lies) does that mean there will still have to be a house-senate reconciliation committee and both houses will have to re-vote? Iām a bit lost in all the procedural shenanigans
The problem with this theory is this bill is tax āreformā - if you wonāt touch the defense budget shredding the social safety net is the only way to get extra cash for billionaires. If they donāt do this, how can they tackle ātax reformā? even with magic asterisks invoking the trickle-down fairy?
NBC showed the clip on their national news this evening. As I recall, it was set to Maniac.
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They donāt even have to throw a bone. All that is necessary is a change, for better or for worse. Any change. Then he can say, āSee, I made them change it.ā
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Canāt just one of these Congressional assholes stand up for or against something because itās the right fucking thing to do? Iām exhausted to the core of people like this guy or Susan Collins or any of these others who wonāt take a goddamn step unless itās towards re-election.
Iāve never really been for term limits, but I do see the appeal.
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Your premise that there exists a moderate republican. One cannot be a republican and hold a belief in a safety net for Americans. Corporate welfare does not allow social welfare programs to exist.
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It damn near looks like a person in a gorilla suit, doesnāt it?
Yep. Who knew gorillas were that agile?
Iāve seen this movie before and I know how it ends.