John Cavanaugh: Health care costs will double

[Omaha Steve]

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Both Cook Political Report and Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball, two of the leading election forecast publications, have upgraded their ratings for Nebraska’s 2nd District from toss-up to leans Democratic. Making it a likely candidate for big spending as the GOP attempts to maintain or bolster its small majority, and Democrats try to take back control.

https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings

https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2026-house/

The Cook Political Report wrote: “If Democrats don’t win Nebraska’s 2nd District next year, it’s almost impossible to see them taking control of the House.”


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A sixth candidate (Evangelos Argyrakis) has no ActBlue page for a donation link: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220506044

[EarthAbides]

1. Makes me want to vomit....

Citizens are going to find out how broken our healthcare system really is....

[markodochartaigh]

3. "... how broken our healthcare system really is...."

The US doesn't have a health care system. The US has a profit making system which produces as much profit as possible while producing as little health care as possible as a byproduct.

[markodochartaigh]

2. If memory serves,

a big Republican theme in the 80's on education was that the government was funding too high a percentage and individuals needed to start paying a bigger share of the cost. Now a half century later education is something that young people need to take out enormous loans for.
It looks to me that the Republicans are making the same argument for health care now, put more of the burden on individuals.
I wonder if we will fall for it again.

[Omaha Steve]

4. Kick