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Seven Out of Ten Democrats Wouldn’t Consider Dating a Trump Voter

Well, maybe love can’t actually conquer all. According to a recent Pew Research study of more than 4,800 people, seven-in-ten “Democratic daters” say the probably or definitely wouldn’t consider dating someone who voted for President Donald Trump in the 2016 election cycle. And the feeling is mutual. Among single-and-looking Trump voters, almost half say they… Read More »

Democrats go after Medicaid holdouts

House Democrats are preparing to reshape and reframe Obamacare’s optional Medicaid expansion to force holdout red-state governments to go along with it, using either the carrot or the stick. A senior Democratic aide described the planned strategy as a “two-pronged approach of increased legislative incentives to adopt the expansion and increased public pressure on states… Read More »

Democrats prepare bills to keep health insurance protections – WJAC Johnstown

Democrats prepare bills to keep health insurance protections. (MGN) HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) —  Democrats in Pennsylvania’s state Senate say they’ll introduce legislation to continue protections in individual health insurance plans sold in the state should the Affordable Care Act be permanently blocked in the courts. Democrats said Thursday they’ll introduce the bills after the two-year… Read More »

'Trump is making me fat': Barbara Streisand among Democrats who 'eat their feelings' about midterms

‘Trump is making me fat’: Democrats like Barbra Streisand are more likely to ‘eat their feelings,’ drink their sorrows and blow off steam at the gym to cope with midterm election stress With the midterm elections just days away, many Americans are feeling the political stress  A poll from YouGov asked 2,500 Americans how they… Read More »

Democrats, bruised by Obamacare fight, skeptical of Trump siding with them on drug prices

Democrats reacted with skepticism this week when President Trump decided to embrace a policy they favor and install price controls on certain Medicare drugs, a reaction that reflects the lingering resentment from 2017’s bruising fight over Obamacare repeal. Trump broke with traditional Republican policy when he announced a proposal Thursday to tie reimbursement for certain… Read More »