I don’t know, Donald Trump can put on a pretty powerful charm offensive when he sets his mind to it. One that cuts across ideological and class distinctions and includes some pretty complimentary offerings.
People start out with the assumption that President Trump does not know what he is talking about, only to discover that he has thought through the question at hand, and run WAY ahead of their objections. He is both a very quick thinker and a very deep thinker. Talent AND genius level thinking combined with a dogged persistence that confounds and overwhelms virtually all of his rivals. Some would call him abrasive, but that overlooks the virtues of something as commonplace as sandpaper, which in varying degrees of fineness, brings great polish to the surfaces to which it is applied.
Likeliest outcome. Some tweaks will occur and attract conservative votes there and get it to the Senate.
In the Senate, exactly as was done in 2010, projects will be sent to various reluctant senator states (remember the Nebraska deal in 2010 to get Ben Nelson’s vote?) to secure their votes. A few amendments will be part of that process, and unlike in 2010 they will vette the amendments past the Parliamentarian first, rather than risk a rejection at the last moment.
And when it’s passed and they have a GOP Rose Garden “this is a fucking big deal” gathering, both McConnell and Ryan will both be able to announce that they have a Do Something Congress.
THen why is he forcing Obamacare 2.0 down our throats?