Politico November 18, 2025
With help from Carmen Paun
Driving the Day
FIRST IN PULSE: SUBSIDY SUPPORT — A growing number of right-leaning advocacy organizations are cautioning Republicans against letting enhanced Obamacare subsidies expire at year’s end.
In new polling shared first with POLITICO, 60 percent of Americans said they support extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits to prevent health insurance premiums from skyrocketing next year. The poll was commissioned by right-leaning group Americans for a Balanced Budget and conducted by Trump pollster John McLaughlin of McLaughlin & Associates.
The poll also found that more than half of voters are more likely to vote for a congressional candidate who elects to extend the tax credits, while more than half said they’re less likely...







