General Discussion

Because the Dems are HORRIBLE at messaging. Here's what I predict the GOP will say: "The Democrats are the ones responsible for healthcare costs going up because Obamacare was awful to start. The rising costs of coverage are proof of how disastrous Obamacare was. It wasn't sustainable without the tax subsidies that cost American taxpayers billions of dollars every year. We, the GOP, have "saved" the taxpayer billions by getting rid of Obamacare, which couldn't have existed without ripping off the taxpayer." (NOTE: I don't believe any of that, I'm simply predicting what the GOP will say.)

Doesn't matter that none of that is true. The public will buy it. The Dems can shout to the hilt about how it was the GOP who insisted on an expiration of the tax subsidies to get the ACA passed in the first place, but no one will hear it because the GOP will shout louder, more frequently, and in absolute lockstep unison. The Dems will be mealy-mouthed and over-complicated with their messaging (as always).

I mean, hell, if the GOP can get an absolute moron who started an insurrection re-elected, then selling the American voter on the loss of ACA subsidies being the Dems' fault will be a walk in the park.

I hope I'm wrong, but if history serves....