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Senate Finally Unveils Their Vicious, Heartless Trumpcare Plan

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EPR-radar6/22/2017 11:20:26 am PDT

re: #61 KGxvi

So, four defectors because the bill doesn’t go far enough. Presumably, another 3-5 because it goes too far.

I really think my read earlier was right: McConnell wants to bring this to the floor so it loses and he can say the issues is over, the ACA is the law of the land, and we’re just going to have to live with that.

I hope I’m wrong, but I see it the opposite way around. IMO McConnell wouldn’t bring this to the floor unless he has the votes. A public loss on this issue would be unbearable for the Republicans. Both the “this bill isn’t vicious enough” and the “this bill is too vicious” Republicans could all be acting from a script, where the plan is to bring them on board with a few amendments and pretend that the result is somehow moderate.