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| GOP activists put Congress on notice: Repeal Obamacare or get voted out |
| 2017-07-10 |
| [McClatchy Report] WASHINGTON - Frustration is mounting among Republican activists over the GOP’s continued failure to repeal and replace Obamacare, with grassroots groups now warning of consequences for lawmakers in the 2018 elections if the Senate doesn’t reach a deal soon. "Activists, real grassroots people, are absolutely disappointed, and to some point I’d say devastated, over what we feel like is a broken promise," said Donald Bryson, the state director of the North Carolina chapter of Americans for Prosperity, an influential conservative group backed by the Koch brothers. "A lot of these people are just really like, ’Why wasn’t there a plan? Why don’t you all have a sense of urgency?’" he said, even as he noted that conservatives could still support the ultimate repeal bill. In a surprise move last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed a vote on the measure until after the July 4 recess in an effort to lock down more support for the bill. Lawmakers are now scrambling, again, to hammer out an agreement to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act that won’t cause either the moderates or the conservatives to jump ship on a proposal that was at the very heart of the Republican message for years. After all, McConnell can only afford two "no" votes, and going into the recess this week, there remained considerable opposition to the bill drafted in secret. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 Flatworms have more empathy and message sensivity than either 'party'. Sorry, flatworms. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2017-07-10 21:09 |
| #11 That is because the economy is tanking under the weight of socialism already. |
| Posted by: Threatch Jeamp8135 2017-07-10 20:30 |
| #10 Well if you are holding Frontier Communications (FTR), you just experienced a nearly 60% dividend reduction in June and a lovely 1-15 reverse split today. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-07-10 17:11 |
| #9 The trajectory of the govt is insolvency. Nobody is doing anything about it. Business as usual. You cannot vote your way out of this mess. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-07-10 15:53 |
| #8 If nothing gets done, Obamacare will die of its own weight. Check out this CNBC map of the number of counties that will have one or zero ACA-compliant insurers in 2018, even without repeal. I suspect a repeat of the exercise in three months will be even worse, as insurance companies choose to get out before the flood of red ink forces them out. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-07-10 15:22 |
| #7 I am very much looking forward to the upcoming primary season. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2017-07-10 14:21 |
| #6 well - it would drain part of the swamp. have to start somewhere. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2017-07-10 10:26 |
| #5 Several big donors have closed their checkbooks over this as well. I think by the end of 2017 panic will start setting in and they will realize they will be losing their seats and maybe congress if they don't get this done. We'll see what that produces. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-07-10 09:25 |
| #4 @JohnQC A difference without a distinction. 2 brands, one party, zero choice. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-07-10 08:57 |
| #3 Not only did the Donks not get the message in 2010, 2014 and 2016 the GOP doesn't seem to have either. They stand on notice or risk getting dumped. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-07-10 08:00 |
| #2 Like was mentioned here before, I'm planning on primarying the $#!+ out of anyone who gets in the way. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-07-10 05:19 |
| #1 I'm gonna make a killin' selling pitchfork sharpeners. |
| Posted by: Gluting Spusotle3681 2017-07-10 02:24 |