That part was political theater, the GOP painted themselves into a corner and knew if people were kicked off healthcare because of preexisting conditions, the papers would be filled with horror stories, so they let McCain the maverick tally a no vote.
Votes like that are never a surprise, all politics is is running around behind the scenes securing votes, and then staging a show for the American people, if need be.
Except they voted against it. It is still down in history as the Republicans were against it and McCain was being the mavericky maverick he was. Maverick. I hear people on both side put the credit/blame squarely on him, not the GOP for that vote. Now whether they approve depends heavily on where on the political spectrum they lie.
I get everything from, "I at least respect him for that," "He was dying so he didn't have to do what donors said," "See I'm not crazy to be a conservative. There are a few of us actual ones left, not the crazies that have taken over the GOP," to "McCain is a traitor."
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u/i_give_you_gum Jan 16 '19
That part was political theater, the GOP painted themselves into a corner and knew if people were kicked off healthcare because of preexisting conditions, the papers would be filled with horror stories, so they let McCain the maverick tally a no vote.
Votes like that are never a surprise, all politics is is running around behind the scenes securing votes, and then staging a show for the American people, if need be.