A bit of *positive* news: Politico reports at-risk GOP House members sweating over ACA & Medicaid cuts

via Meredith Lee Hill of Politico:

Vulnerable House Republicans warn leaders against cutting Obamacare

The group of centrists also said the party needed to be careful about deep cuts to social safety net programs.

House Republicans in competitive districts warned GOP leaders Thursday: We could lose our seats if you gut Obamacare to pay for a massive border, energy and tax bill.

A group of about a dozen centrist Republicans...worry GOP efforts to pare back the Affordable Care Act could pour fuel on the fire.

...Instead, they argued, Republicans needed to embrace the GOP’s role as the working class party. Leaders would counter that message by slashing programs working Americans rely on, they said. GOP lawmakers in the room included Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Young Kim (Calif.), David Valadao (Calif.), Andrew Garbarino (N.Y.), Tom Barrett (Mich.) and Don Bacon (Neb.).

And the group asserted that Republicans need to protect more than just Obamacare. A large swath of the GOP is discussing significant spending cuts, including to social safety net programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. Centrists warned their colleagues not to pursue deep cuts to those programs, which benefit low-income Americans, according to the four Republicans.

On the one hand...I mean, duh.

Having said that, it's good to see that reality is starting to dawn on at least a few of them.

For what it's worth, here's how many constituents of each of the six GOP House members listed above are currently enrolled in either ACA or Medicaid coverage:

• CA-22: David Valadao: ~22,000 ACA exchange; ~430,000 Medicaid; ~58% of the total pop
• CA-40: Young Kim: ~40,000 ACA exchange; ~142,000 Medicaid; ~24% of the total pop
• MI-07: Tom Barrett: ~33,000 ACA exchange; ~120,000 Medicaid; ~20% of the total pop
• NE-02: Don Bacon: ~38,000 ACA exchange; ~100,000 Medicaid; ~21% of the total pop
• NY-02: Andrew Garbarino: ~54,000 ACA (w/BHPs); ~159,000 Medicaid; ~27% of the total pop
• PA-01: Brian Fitzpatrick: ~38,000 ACA exchange; 103,000 Medicaid; ~19% of the total pop