Late last December, Democrats were heading into the homestretch of their presidential primary optimistic that although they faced an internal battle about their party’s position on healthcare, they could easily outrun President Trump on the issue. Healthcare proved to be a winning issue during the 2018 midterms when Democrats took back the House, catching Republicans flat-footed on a policy issue they had failed to present a new, cohesive idea on since ‘repeal and replace Obamacare’.