Here's the political reality of this. ... If they don't vote for the president and the speaker on this bill, and they don't keep their promise on repeal and replace, whatever repeal and replace is, they're subject to challenge in their primaries.
Axelrod outlines the political consequences for lawmakers regarding health care reform.
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