Overview
- Speaking on Fox News, Rove urged Republicans to pair a forward-looking economic message with a concrete health-care agenda to avoid midterm losses.
- He referenced James Carville’s ‘It’s the economy, stupid’ mantra and pressed for pro-growth policies that voters can easily understand.
- He pointed to the record-long shutdown tied to ACA subsidy demands and warned that expiring enhanced subsidies could hit many Republican voters with higher costs.
- Rove said party divisions are widening as lawmakers worry the public has not felt gains from President Trump’s major tax and spending bill, noting weak approval ratings.
- Recent reporting says Trump rejected a two-year renewal of expanded ACA subsidies while the White House explored short-term options, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly sought details on any GOP ACA replacement.