[seastay]

Why do people keep saying it was a failure? , Trump is still in office and a deal can be made anytime, this is not over. The problem with the media and Washington is that they are more interested in the procedure of a deal and not the content of a deal. A bad deal done in haste is not success! There is is time to craft a health care bill with substance, but that will never be reported When its all about the procedure ... ...

[sargon]

Why do people keep saying it was a failure?

Because for the Democrats and Media (but I repeat myself), it serves the narrative that Trump is incompetent.

Also, for those who still harbor ill will towards President Trump—the NeverTrump and the lingering butthurt crowds who preferred someone else as the GOP nominee—it affords a golden opportunity to disparage a man who—secretly or not—they want to see fail anyway...