1. obmacare is going to soon completely collapse unless SOMETHING is done and both the Pubs and Dems know this.
2. If the Dems obstruct all Pub attempts to fix it, then it fails and they get the blame for both imposing obamacare (without a single Pub vote) to start with AND the blame for its failure by obstructing its fix.
3. Trump owns ALL of the carrots and all of the sticks that will be brought to the negotiating table. The sticks are blaming the Dems for obamacare’s failure and the threat of simply defunding it, which is possible because funding bills are filibuster-proof in the Senate. The carrot is that the Dems could share some of the credit for the fix, because Trump will more focused on achieving results than sharing some of the credit. Sharing credit also demonstrates that Pubs (unlike Dems) CAN act in a bipartisan manner, something that most of the people in our country have been begging for. Results also show Pubs can break the D.C. logjam AND accomplish good things for our people.
4. Trump is a master negotiator and deal maker; he’ll look for win-win results. Trump is smart enough to know a big reason obamacare failed was because it was not bipartisan and will avoid that particular mistake. Oh, and with Trump, bipartisan won’t be a dirty word that means the Pubs bend over and take in in rear: there’s a new Sheriff in town, and that Sheriff is a master at getting a good deal.
Dems don't care. They have NEVER cared.
2. If the Dems obstruct all Pub attempts to fix it, then it fails and they get the blame for both imposing obamacare (without a single Pub vote) to start with AND the blame for its failure by obstructing its fix.
It's been failing for quite a while, and they have still supported it.
My guess is that they will try to bide their time, hoping to get a majority in either the house or senate in 2018, so that they can push it further into the future, where it will be ensconced even more.
3. I hope Trump capitalizes on ALL of his perceived vested powers, so I agree with you on this one. Let's hope so.
4. Trump is a master negotiator and deal maker; he’ll look for win-win results.
That is a two-edged sword. Negotiation implies COMPROMISES. How do you compromise with the absolutely horrific, communist monster which is Obamacare? What is given up in the compromise?