The DSR Network The Daily Blast: Trump Erupts in Frantic Tirade over 2026 as GOP Slips into Fresh Panic
Nov 26, 2025
Monica Potts, a staff writer at The New Republic, joins to discuss the GOP's ongoing troubles with the Affordable Care Act. She explains the implications of subsidy expirations and reveals how premium increases could lead to a crisis for many. The conversation delves into the roots of Republican hostility towards Obamacare and their reliance on gerrymandering. Additionally, they analyze the dismal morale within the party and how Trump's recent tirade reflects deeper issues, highlighting a clash between their plutocratic agenda and voters' needs.
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Expiration Spurs Insurance Instability
- Letting enhanced ACA subsidies expire is driving sharp premium increases and rising uninsured rates.
- Monica Potts says the policy reversal threatens a return to a 'death spiral' of rising costs and dropping enrollment.
Adverse Selection Risks Market Collapse
- Younger, healthier people are likelier to drop marketplace coverage when subsidies shrink, leaving sicker enrollees behind.
- That adverse selection raises premiums further and risks destabilizing the marketplaces.
Obamacare Roots And GOP Hostility
- The ACA was designed as a market-based compromise but Republican hostility persisted despite its conservative roots.
- Potts and Greg Sargent find it puzzling that Republicans reject even modest 'Obamacare-lite' measures that reduce costs for voters.