The Final Minutes Before the Vote Will Be Interesting

Playbook: “If it looks like this bill is going to fail, expect a LOT of people to vote no at the last minute. If you have a district where parts of the Affordable Care Act are at least somewhat popular, why would you walk the plank for something that will fail in the House and go nowhere in the Senate? Just ask House Democrats how that worked out for them on cap and trade.”

A senior White House aide, asked if a decisive health care defeat was best for Team Trump, tells John Harwood: “100 percent.”