CNN’s Begala on the Trump Bill: There’s Something in the Republican DNA, Unable to Sleep, Worried About Workers Getting Healthcare

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BEGALA: “Yes. And look, I think they’ll probably get it because they have Trump and Republicans almost never cross him. Also, there’s something in the Republican DNA. OK, if you’re a Republican congressman, you lie awake at night, unable to sleep, worried that somewhere someone who’s a working person is getting healthcare. This will be the biggest cut in Medicaid in American history. Medicaid is very popular. By the way, Republicans carried people on Medicaid. They won their votes. And this is what gets me. Smart politicians reward people who vote for them. Great politicians reach out to people who didn’t vote for them and bring them in. But stupid politicians punish their voters. This bill is a political suicide note for the Republican Party. Last time they tried this, the Democrats won 41 House seats after Trump’s first midterm. They’ll exceed that this time. 489 days, they’ll do better than 41 seats. This is absolute death knell for the House Republicans. Maybe Senate, too.”