Blog Post 3.5 - "It's Lammy!"

1. Alexander co-sponsored a bill with Democratic Senator Patty Murray to stabilize the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplaces. The Trump administration worked clandestinely to undermine the law, and Democratic leaders said that anti-abortion demands were untenable. Finding middle ground became like "wandering in a lot of gunfire is what it is." 
2. To Gregg, Alexander is a governing person, a person who likes compromise, in a time of nihilistic, populist extremism. 
3. He wanted to focus more on his policymaking role. He felt he was just heading a "parade that's already formed," and not really taking positions on policy. 
4. Alexander walked across the state of Tennessee and interact with people in their own communities. Outside of his campaign, the current administration was involved in an ethics scandal.
5. His aides think Obamacare is terrible, horrible, and basically evil. 
6. Rather than publicly criticizing the president, he would get some of his colleagues and have a personal and private intervention.