General Discussion

If we hadn't made an issue of the termination of the enhanced subsidies, it would have remained out of sight for most people. Instead, the republicans were rightly depicted as scrooges willing to do anything not to restore the subsidies. And, yes, that helped us in November. Just as the No Kings marches helped us -- and no one believed that they were going to force Trump to resign or even change his behavior -- in short, they were political theater -- effective political theater. Repubs rely on political theater all the time. We're finally learning to play that game. But you have to know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em. And it is not -- or at least should not - be in our DNA to hurt people in a game of chicken with a bunch of terrorists that call themselves Republicans.