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The GOP doesn't care if you like its tax plan. Here's why

  • Written by David C. Barker, Professor of Government and Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University
imageProtesters shout their disapproval of the Republican tax bill on Nov. 28, 2017. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Congressional Republicans’ collective sigh of relief after passing tax legislation may seem confusing. Won’t voters hold them accountable in 2018 for passing such an historically unpopular bill? The answer is “no,”...

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