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Originally Posted by Mick
Within 64 days the Republicans have tried to push this through and too many concessions were made to attempt to please the pathetic democrats, to get them on side, bit difficult when they are still crying over losing the election, pity, maybe they should have backed Sanders.
Granted Republicans own both chambers but too many Republicans backed off in the end and Trump did right thing to pull the vote.
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What concessions did they make to appease the 'pathetic' democrats? Most of the concessions were made to the Freedom Caucus who wanted
further cuts and each of those alienated moderate Republicans worried about blowback in their own states. Blaming the Democrats seems a weak excuse when, as you say, the Republicans have a majority. Not only that but a pretty comfortable majority, they could have afford 20 defections from the Republican side and still pass this bill.
What they're learning is that healthcare is complicated. Clinton tried and failed, Obama got Obamacare passed but it derailed the Democratic party and now Trump has failed too.