In a nutshell, he caved.
Punish him in 2018, Nevada.
The Senate would pass a bill that strips just a few aspects of Obamacare so that they can then hammer out the details of a more comprehensive plan with the House in a conference committee.
Uh huh. Just a few aspects likeâŚthe mandate on individuals and employers.
IF that ends up by the wayside, thereâs really nothing left to hammer out in a conference committee. It would be gone and there will be nothing to replace it with.
@geofu54 Heller is a moron. Not only is he up for re election next year but heâs in a State for which Harry Reid still has a strong presence. If anyone can make Hellerâs seat real vulnerable, itâs Reid.
Dems will be adding that senate back in there column.
Moderates always cave. BUT⌠this doesnât yet mean that the bill will pass. Incredibly we still donât even know what the bill says.
âI will vote to proceed to vote on something I havenât seen, of which I donât know the contents, and of which I have no idea of the consequences. Because I am a spineless, dishonest dickhead,â Heller added.
trumpfluffer
With Portman jumping on board, the MTP (and whatever else resulting from it) will likely pass (knock on wood) today. Now these two likely think that they are safe from any repercussions, so letâs find out if thatâs true or not.
Emergency! Emergency! Call 911! Thereâs been a series of cave-ins in the Senate!
I hope we can get someone from Dubyaâs time to replay one of their greatest hits:
âNobody could have predictedâ all these cave-ins.
Unfortunately by the time the State of OH is completely decimated by these health care cuts, Portman might just decide to leave and spend all his time and money in some nice Blue State. No relying on him to do the right thing.
And if he votes for any of the bills being bandied about, heâll also lose the backing of a very popular Hispanic Republican governor in a very brown state.
If you really want to see the human aspect of health care in NV, showing just how Third Worldish we are, read this piece. https://t.co/UgR0JPm81m.
â Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) July 24, 2017
Heller wants to take a bad situation and make it much worse.
A vulnerable Rethug in a purple State.
previously
One of the trickiest things about this timeline is trying to measure how strong is this possible conflict between the establishment guys (in this case Kasich and Sandoval) versus the newer âbreedâ (?)âŚok, Trumpâs an obvious âmuttâ, that are now running things.
This is me, but in the case of Heller, Sandoval being term limited could mean that Nevadaâs senior senator feels that folks like Wynn and Adelson > Sandoval.
Of course, all of that âtheoryâ might get thrown out of the window in '18,
but thatâs for a later discussion.
@inversion I understand where youâre coming from re: Sandoval / Wynn / Adelson. However it seems to me that the latter two can provide dark money against the Dem (probably Rosen) whereas Sandoval can provide actual votes.
Seeing how very few modern day GOP chieftains (?) stood up and said âvote Clintonâ, as it relates to the MTP (and anything else) Iâm not sure that Sandoval can be relied on to roll against Heller.
Now anything is possible, but like before, the question is still the same: âAre folks cool with whatâs coming down the pike?â
Though its in increments, folks are about to find out.
I donât live there so I donât know. You may be entirely correct.
My thinking was if Sandoval wants to further his political career and needs achievements to point to as Gov. in the State, would it make sense to hang with Heller?
As you say, no one really knows whatâs coming down the pike but it canât be good and theyâre gonna find out soon enough 
About to find out.
One of the weirdest jibes about 2016 is that folks like Kasich (who voted for McCain) couldnât find themselves slagging Trump, but it didnât stop aides like Sally Bradshaw from saying how they feel.
Now running that picture against what happened in France, where every politician, short of Melanchon, treated LePen like she was âthe Hunâ and thatâs why I canât envision either Sandoval trying to roll against Heller, yet.
It might happen (again might), but like '16, a larger series of extraordinary events would have to happen for the âchieftainsâ to finally catch a clue.
Waiting for Pence to fuck things up
DoneâŚ
Fuck you, Grampy, you hypocritical sack of shitâŚ