Obamacare repeal was the GOP mantra in past elections. Not this time.

"Republicans really don’t have much to say about health care at this point." No Images? Click here         GOP Spending Against Obamacare Plummets In 2018 Elections​ Since the Affordable Care Act’s passage in 2010, repealing Obamacare has been the driving issue for the Republican Party. GOP lawmakers voted to defund, change or repeal parts of the law at least 67 times while President Barack Obama was in office, and they promised voters that if they won control of the White House, they’d make the dream of full repeal come true. Republicans received their chance in the 2016 elections, which handed the party control of both chambers of Congress and the White House. But they failed to get the job done last year as voters realized what they’d be losing and public opinion swung in favor of the law. The GOP has shown no signs of trying to take up repeal again this year. Now, Republicans are giving up on Obamacare repeal as a campaign issue as well. Anti-Obamacare ad spending in the 2018 election cycle has plummeted compared to the same period in the previous three cycles, according to data compiled by Kantar Media/CMAG for HuffPost.  “The reality of the situation is that Republicans really don’t have much to say about health care at this point,” said Geoff Garin, a Democratic pollster who is president of Hart Research. For the first time in an election cycle since Obamacare’s passage, a majority of the public now approves of the health care law. Democrats now have a sizable advantage over the GOP on the issue, too. And in a recent HuffPost/YouGov poll, voters chose health care as one of their top issues. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? A Kansas federal judge ruled Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) was in contempt of court for failing to follow her order to register voters who had signed up to vote at the DMV, but failed to present proof of citizenship. READ MORE President Donald Trump resumed his attacks on former FBI Director James Comey, and said he didn’t fire Comey because of the bureau’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties with Russia. READ MORE Three right-wing militiamen from rural Kansas were found guilty in a 2016 plot to slaughter Muslim refugees living in an apartment complex in Garden City. READ MORE         ICYMI Republicans say that people would kick themselves off food stamps under their new bill. Democrats aren't buying it.   Two more Democratic senators are introducing a bill that would create a version of Medicare for some working-age Americans, offering yet another sign that government-run insurance will figure prominently into the Democratic Party’s health care agenda going forward.   Staff at George Soros' foundation have secured a union contract. The group, a major donor to progressive movements, appears to be the first large U.S. private foundation to unionize.        Want more?  Bernie Sanders Says ‘Cardi B Is Right’ About Who Really Made America Great Again   The Gingriches Were Very Alarmed About A 45-Foot-Tall Naked Sculpture   Trump Calls Stormy Daniels Threat Claim ‘A Total Con Job’   HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25th 2018 we will be introducing a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe