REPORT: 20 House Republicans Who Voted for Disastrous ‘Health Care’ Bill Now More Likely to Lose Their Seats

‘Midterm Wave’?

The only good thing that can be said for the Republicans’ American Health Care Act (AHCA), which would repeal and “replace” ObamaCare by stripping health care coverage from tens of millions of people and delivering a massive tax cut for the very rich, is that it is a political game changer.

The highly-respected nonpartisan Cook Political Report Friday morning announced they are changing the ratings on 20 House seats currently held by Republicans – and some of those Republicans are long-time veterans.

What does that mean? The Cook report looks at each political race and through a variety of means decides if it looks like that seat will go to a Republican or a Democrat in the next election. Will the current lawmaker get re-elected or not?

Democrats’ chances of winning back the House right now are still slim, but growing. And there’s time for us to do the work necessary to make it happen.

“House Republicans’ willingness to spend political capital on a proposal that garnered the support of just 17 percent of the public in a March Quinnipiac poll is consistent with past scenarios that have generated a midterm wave,” the Cook Political Report’s David Wasserman writes. “In light of the vote, we are shifting our ratings in 20 districts, all reflecting enhanced opportunities for Democrats.”

Three of the ratings changes are from “lean Republican” to “toss up,” 11 are from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican,” and the remaining six are from “solid Republican” to “likely Republican.”

Here’s an excerpt from the list of what are probably the most-recogniable names:

CA-48: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher

CA-25: Rep. Steve Knight

CO-06: Rep. Mike Coffman

IL-06: Rep. Peter Roskam

KS-03: Rep. Kevin Yoder

NJ-07: Rep. Leonard Lance

OH-01: Rep. Steve Chabot

TX-32: Rep. Pete Sessions

NCRM will be keeping a close eye on all 20 seats. Feel free to let us know if you think your Representative or Senator should be voted out and why.

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