republicans could face a watergate-level blowout in the mid term election if they don t make strides on healthcare, invoking the political standard that brought down richard nixon s presidency. that s the fear. president trump knows what that is. senator cruz knows what it is. but is that working to get things done? it is. the president is taking action now, because he knows that if congressional republicans fail to do something, the republican administration needs to have a victory to claim in 2018 and it may translate to generating republican turnout at a mid term election. i was at a conference with republican conservative donors, and this concern that senator cruz outlined is something they re feeling. they re worried there will not be anything and they will lose control of congress and it s not just something that republicans will gain back a year from now or in the next mid term election