I think this highlights an interesting issue with the Republicans right now. They don't have a consensus on healthcare. The Democrats by and large agree on where they'd like healthcare to go (80% of them want a single payer system) while Trumpcare was too overreaching and expensive for conservative Republicans, and didn't provide enough coverage for moderate ones.
So realistically their best chance at getting a bill passed, is to fine one that appeals to moderate Democrats and Republicans and leave the flanks behind.
Also, I don't know how much of an effect this will have on the midterms, simply because a lot can happen between now and then. But they gave up a lot of political capital, and very important early term legislation time with this loss.
So it isn't so much that this will lose them congress, but the closer we get to the midterms the harder it's going to be for members of congress to side with an unpopular President on what will likely be unpopular issues.
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