Defeated GOP Lawmaker Blames John McCain for Dem House Takeover
A Republican congressman who lost his bid for re-election last week took to the op-ed pages of The Wall Street Journal last weekend to blame the Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives on the late Sen. John McCain.
“The Republican Party lost its House majority on July 28, 2017, when Sen. John McCain ended the party’s seven-year quest to repeal ObamaCare,” Rep. Jason Lewis, R-Minn., wrote to open his piece, which went on to describe McCain’s vote as “inscrutable.” He added that McCain’s vote “prompted a ‘green wave’ of liberal special-interest money, which was used to propagate false claims that the House plan ‘gutted coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.’ . . .
McCain, who died this past August at the age of 81, joined fellow Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska to vote against the repeal legislation in the Senate, which was defeated 51-49. Democrats regained control of the House after hammering Republicans on pre-existing conditions, citing the GOP’s repeal efforts and an ongoing lawsuit from 20-plus Republican attorneys general to repeal former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Lewis, who was elected in 2016 to represent Minnesota’s 2nd District, was among the Republicans unseated last week, losing to Democratic challenger Angie Craig in a rematch of his contest from two years ago.
This is abhorrent. https://t.co/dPpjYcwk81
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) November 12, 2018
Absolutely disgraceful @WSJ ran an oped by defeated @RepJasonLewis blaming John McCain for R's losing the House
Things that contributed to Lewis losing his seat by 6 points: calling women "sluts" & shaming sexual assault survivors
Things that DIDN'T contribute: John McCain https://t.co/ffhL5m03zV
— Julie Tarallo (@julietarallo) November 12, 2018
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