The Trailer: How eight years – and President Trump – have changed the GOP’s tune on Medicare

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#TIA – I don’t buy the part about Republicans changing their minds on health care or entitlements but it’s clear that Obamacare looks ever better as time goes on.

“Four weeks from today, Republicans will try to hold on to the House of Representatives with a message that buries the tea party movement deep underground: Keep us in charge, and we won’t touch Medicare or Social Security.

In TV spots, Republican candidates promise that they’ll protect entitlements and save the most popular parts of the Affordable Care Act. In attack ads, the National Republican Congressional Committee warns that Democrats “support cutting $800 billion from Medicare.” In debates, Republican candidates argue that Democrats who favor Medicare-for-all would bring about “Medicare for None.””

Read more at The Washington Post