AHCA Whip Count

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

FWIW:

Edward-Isaac Dovere‏ @IsaacDovere  21m21 minutes ago
Sean Spicer, on the possibility of canceling the Obamacare repeal vote: "nothing leads me to believe that that's the case"

Mark Murray‏ @mmurraypolitics  5m5 minutes ago
"It's going to pass. So that's it" -- Spicer on what happens if House bill doesn't pass tonight.

Ryan has a death wish. Maybe Trump put him up to this so he'd fail.

Guessing this is one more example of Trump's reality denial / Dunning-Kruger in action, and he forced Ryan to go ahead with the vote (via threats and whining, he obviously can't actually order it). Presuming that Ryan & Co can't beat enough votes into line, it will be very educational to see what happens when it fails. (I'd expect an epic meltdown on twitter.)

[Maxwell]

Amodei being opposed makes me think this is really going to fail - I wouldn't characterize Amodei as a particularly conservative or moderate house member. He's right in the center of the GOP ideological spectrum.

[Gass3268]

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Can we take this moment to acknowledge that Nancy Pelosi was a much better Speaker than both Paul Ryan and John Boehner. Regardless of your political views, she knew how to perfectly manage and maneuver a majority.

[Ronnie]

Looking forward to an unsuccessful vote tonight

I don't think they'll have a vote.  They'll just pull the bill and try to move on to tax reform.

[Mr. Morden]

Jonathan Bernstein is making sense:

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-03-23/paul-ryan-is-trying-to-save-himself

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[ApatheticAustrian]

Reuters: REPUBLICAN SENATORS BEING TOLD BY MCCONNELL THAT HOUSE NOT LIKELY TO VOTE ON HEALTHCARE BILL UNTIL MONDAY -SENIOR SENATE AIDE
https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/844991892857204736

[Devout Centrist]

Sources say vote has been postponed till tomorrow at the earliest

[Baki]

Politico:

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-freedom-caucus-health-care-236418

Sad!

[Gass3268]

lol Ryan

[Ronnie]

Why was it so critical for them to pass it tonight?  I think it might be good for them to take a breather, and figure out exactly what they want to do.

[ApatheticAustrian]

let's find out how long they need to square the circle.

[The Other Castro]

TBT to literally two hours ago:

"Nothing leads me to believe that that's the case."
-Sean Spicer, on whether the vote will be postponed

[Baki]

Too bad.
I was really looking forward to seeing it fail miserably.

[Maxwell]

TBT to literally two hours ago:

"Nothing leads me to believe that that's the case."
-Sean Spicer, on whether the vote will be postponed

Sean Spicer swallows gum. Nuff said. No reason to listen to him.

[Ronnie]

TBT to literally two hours ago:

"Nothing leads me to believe that that's the case."
-Sean Spicer, on whether the vote will be postponed

Sean Spicer swallows gum. Nuff said. No reason to listen to him.

How much does he have to lie to compel the press to stop legitimizing him?  Major media outlets should begin boycotting his press briefings, pronto.

[Devout Centrist]

House Bleach Drinking caucus wins again!

[The Other Castro]

By the way, Bobby Rush will most likely be back next week if they do vote on Monday, so that means the number of votes the GOP could afford to lose has gone back down to 21.

[Gass3268]

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Right...

[Tartarus Sauce]

This won't get any easier for them.

[Baki]

Well then, since they claim they've got the votes, I expect a vote at the first break of dawn.

[Gass3268]

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White House is sending other messages.

[ApatheticAustrian]

Trump just said that he is looking forward to the house vote today.

who is going to tell him?

[Crumpets]

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White House is sending other messages.

They want to hold the vote while the West Coast is still asleep, I see.

[Maxwell]

Thomas Massie kind of just tears this bill apart

[ApatheticAustrian]

do you like twists?

Freedom Caucus Chair Meadows discussing assurances needed: "If we can make sure there is an adequate safety net ..."
https://twitter.com/CalebHowe/status/845002195691032582