(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)In August, a month before the release of their framework for tax cuts, Republicans thought they saw an ally in Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio). “It looks like a dog,” Ryan said in a short interview at the Polk County Democrats’ fundraiser in Iowa last weekend. For a number of reasons — from the president’s flagging popularity to the contents of the tax proposal — Democrats have been cool to the push. The framework I’ve seen needs some adjustment.”None of the key Democrats have said no to tax cuts, and progressive activists worry that they could break from the party. But the nine-month, partisan attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act has emboldened even moderate Democrats, who now ask whether they can get a better tax bill if a Republican-only one falls apart.

Source: Washington Post October 04, 2017 22:25 UTC