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Is MAHA dying—or will it be reborn? What's next after crushing midterm losses?
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As Democrats blew away their Republican rivals in an unprecedented midterm sweep Tuesday, the Make America Health Again movement also got bowled over, raising questions about the fate of the motley movement. MAHA—which has centered around anti-vaccine activist and current Health
As Democrats blew away their Republican rivals in an unprecedented midterm sweep Tuesday, the Make America Health Again movement also got bowled over, raising questions about the fate of the motley movement. MAHA—which has centered around anti-vaccine activist and current Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—saw many of its favored candidates and allies lose, while vocal adversaries of Kennedy won.
And the coalition was splintering under stress even before the voting started; in recent months, supporters have accused Kennedy and the Trump administration of inaction and betrayals in their two years in power. Now hobbled in Washington, shedding supporters, and showing little to no influence in voting booths, is MAHA on its deathbed? Or will it be reborn—possibly into a new group?
Could it be assimilated into a blue platform—after sloughing off the more repulsive, conspiratorial aspects of Kennedy's ideology? These are the questions circling in the aftermath of Tuesday's bloodbath. Read full article Comments
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