With the Obamacare repeal bill on life support, Sean Spicer is giving a very subdued press briefing today so far. Hard to be cocky when you’re losing.
You can’t emphasize enough how much a loss will set back Republicans on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.
Trump’s projection as a man to be feared, deal-maker, change agent, controller of his own destiny is all wrapped up in winning. It’s hard to find cover in politics after a loss.
Things slip away.
Power ebbs.
Don’t buy any cutesy political analysis that a loss on Obamacare repeal is really a win for the GOP, or not as bad as it seems, or anything short of a disaster.