The problem with these explanations, which many of Mr. Trump’s liberal critics have embraced, is that they stop at the personalities and policies, the misplaced priorities and tactics, of the current Republican Party. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Republicans began the year joyful: They now control the elected branches of the government at the federal level and in 25 states, and the legislatures of seven other states. This tension between aspiration and actuality, not just over health care but over a wide range of issues, is neither new nor peculiar to the right. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIt’s no surprise, then, that the Republican Party should now find itself uncertain about what to do. But the chaos surrounding health care, like that of the Trump administration, is a sign of further disjunction to come.

Source: New York Times March 24, 2017 15:02 UTC