{"id":2438384,"date":"2025-05-23T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pollster-warns-of-election-disaster-if-healthcare-cut-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:02:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T16:02:38","slug":"trump-pollster-warns-of-election-disaster-if-healthcare-cut-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pollster-warns-of-election-disaster-if-healthcare-cut-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump pollster warns of election disaster if healthcare cut &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-pollster-warns-of-election-disaster-if-healthcare-cut-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2438384&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new memo from President Donald TrumpS pollster warns that Republican candidates could face significant electoral losses if they cut healthcare to finance tax reductions. The firm Fabrizo Ward suggests that vulnerable Republicans may boost their chances of reelection by focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/editor-daily-rundown-biden-to-deliver-forceful-speech-to-congress-about-lowering-prescription-drug-prices\/\" title=\"Editor Daily Rundown: Biden To Deliver \u2018Forceful\u2019 Speech To Congress About Lowering Prescription ...\">lowering prescription drug prices<\/a> rather of cutting Medicaid or medicare. Polling in key districts shows a strong opposition among voters, even Republicans, to direct cuts in healthcare programs. The memo indicates that such actions could lead to a notable decline in support for Republican candidates, with estimates suggesting they could fall behind by as much as 21 points if healthcare is threatened. In contrast, supporting drug price cuts could <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >swing voter sentiment positively<\/a>, providing an essential lift in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-red-states-have-reacted-in-the-month-since-scotus-overturned-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"How Red States Have Reacted in the Month Since SCOTUS Overturned Roe v. Wade\">tightly contested races<\/a>. As the Senate explores its own healthcare bill, the memo emphasizes the need for Republicans to navigate this issue carefully or risk severe backlash from their constituents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump pollster warns of election disaster if healthcare cut<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2126943\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/freedom-caucus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vulnerable Republicans<\/a> will be routed in elections if they end up cutting healthcare to pay for tax cuts, according to a new warning memo from President Donald Trump&rsquo;s pollster.<\/p>\n<p>But, said the firm Fabrizo Ward, there is a path that can instead give those same Republicans a huge and much-needed boost &mdash; getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3420126\/senate-big-beautiful-bill-promises-upend-trump-house-compromise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Medicaid and Medicare<\/a> to win <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3407985\/trump-drug-prices-executive-order-lower-prescription-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cuts in drug prices,<\/a> providing the funds to cover the president&rsquo;s tax cuts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3419709\/david-kessler-trump-weight-loss-glp-1-speculation\/\">Ex-FDA chief feeds speculation Trump is on the &lsquo;fat shot&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3419321\/gun-groups-cheer-suppressor-victory-second-amendment-house-budget-bill\/\">Gun groups cheer suppressor victory, eye larger wins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3418853\/border-patrol-recruitment-record-high\/\">Border Patrol recruitment at record high as agents end &lsquo;diaper&rsquo; duty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Republican primary voters in the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) congressional districts have a message for their Republican congressmen: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-nikki-haley-talks-2024-foreign-policy-and-government-weaponization\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley discusses 2024, foreign policy, and weaponization of government.\">cut health care<\/a> to pay for tax cuts and pay a political penalty or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-a-party-writes-its-platform-every-four-years-ahead-of-convention-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"How a party writes its platform every four years ahead of convention - Washington Examiner\">cut prescription drug prices<\/a> and win their enthusiastic support,&rdquo; said the new polling memo shared with Secrets Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans can also right-size Medicaid while still giving working-age adults a way to afford health insurance that helps rather than hurts them politically in a contested primary,&rdquo; added Tony Fabrizio and Bob Ward.<\/p>\n<p>The duo polled in 32 House districts where Republicans face close midterm election votes. What they found was that voters are ready to dump any candidate or incumbent who moves to threaten healthcare directly.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"Medicaid Memo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/866090635\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-OMtW1wFwQqKcUCT0RPTQ\" tabindex=\"0\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>     <\/p>\n<p>The warning was blunt and easy to understand: &ldquo;In these districts, which were tied in the 2024 elections and now have the Republican behind by four points, voters from across the political spectrum oppose making straight cuts to healthcare programs to pay for tax cuts. Medicaid cuts to pay for tax cuts are opposed by three-quarters of voters, including a majority of Trump voters. A majority of voters also oppose eliminating the healthcare tax credits that allow working families to afford premiums for people who purchase coverage directly through healthcare.gov or state exchanges.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The House-approved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3418852\/house-passes-trump-one-big-beautiful-bill-tax-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;big, beautiful bill&rdquo;<\/a> doesn&rsquo;t call for &ldquo;straight&rdquo; cuts but could lead to requiring able-bodied recipients to earn coverage. And the Congressional Budget Office has warned that if the bill boosts the deficit, cuts to social programs will follow.<\/p>\n<p>The pollsters said that Republicans in the districts are already about four points behind, which could surge to 21 if healthcare is cut.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If a Republican candidate voted to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts, they would lose by 21-points, a net 17-point slide in support from the initial generic congressional ballot. A Republican who supported the elimination of the tax credit would erode ballot support by net 10-points, losing by 14-points. If the Democrats successfully frame this as taking away people&rsquo;s healthcare, it is a political loser,&rdquo; said the memo.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are already claiming that the &ldquo;big, beautiful bill&rdquo; is a threat to healthcare, one of the reasons Trump reportedly told lawmakers earlier this week, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t f*** around with Medicaid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives included measures for work requirements in Medicaid and targeted waste, fraud, and abuse in the program, moves liberals claim will push low-income people out of the healthcare system.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3420126\/senate-big-beautiful-bill-promises-upend-trump-house-compromise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> is working on its own bill and has promised radical changes to the House-approved bill.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In their memo, the pollsters provided a possible solution: getting the healthcare system to demand drug price cuts. &ldquo;Support for this policy is both broad and intense. Woe to the Republican who gets into a primary fight over this issue and chooses the side of the pharmaceutical industry over their party base voters. They will get crushed,&rdquo; the memo said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The proposal to lower Rx drug prices for Medicare to no more than what other wealthy nations pay, similar to the Most Favored Nation policy (MFN) just announced by President Trump, is supported by seven-in-10 voters. The political benefit to a Republican candidate adopting this position is significant, shifting the congressional ballot a net 11-points in the Republican&rsquo;s favor from a 4-point initial deficit to a 7-point advantage over the Democrat. Republicans need to get on board with President Trump&rsquo;s efforts to end global freeloading and lower Rx drug prices for the United States,&rdquo; the pollsters said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2126943\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2126943\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump pollster warns of election loss if healthcare is cut<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2438385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Trump-Johnson-Bill-scaled-1024x673.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4164,3728,4606,28314,3634],"class_list":["post-2438384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-disaster","tag-election","tag-healthcare","tag-pollster","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Trump-Johnson-Bill-scaled-1024x673.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438384"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438388,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438384\/revisions\/2438388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}