The big fight in 2017 will be Medicare, Medicare, Medicare. [View all]

The House Republicans sense that this is their last shot to privatize it--they may never have this kind of House Majority, with a Republican president, with the Democrats so leaderless, again.

Though they'd be well-advised to avoid such overreach, Trump's appointment of Tom Price indicates he's all aboard the Medicare Phaseout Train.

The Democrats are going to be united in opposition.

Here's an early tell: Joe Donnelly is a conservative Democrat. He represents a state that Trump won by 19%. He's up for re-election in 2018.

Today he publicly stated his intent to vote against Tom Price over the Phaseout/Privatization of Medicare.

http://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-to-oppose-price-nomination

The other ConservaDems--Joe Manchin, Jon Tester will join.

Why?

Because opposing Medicare phaseout is a political no-brainer. Trump's attempt to gut Medicare will be a horrendous betrayal of the working class voters who thought he was a populist. He made a big show of protecting Medicare during the Republican primaries.

This is a big fight, and one the Democrats need to win, and will win

How many Republicans in the Senate will stick their necks out to get rid of Medicare?