Summary
In an era of political division, the upcoming November elections have high stakes, and the outcome is impossible to predict. The polls have consistently shown Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump to be running dead even with expectations that a handful of states, or even one congressional district in Nebraska, will determine the winner. Beyond the presidential race, the fight for control of the House and the Senate is also a complete toss-up. At this point, the only thing that is certain is that the margins of victory are likely to be slim, and no party will have a clear mandate from the American people.
In this memo, we try to make sense of the political uncertainty by comparing the policy positions of each Presidential candidate on key health and healthcare social issues, forecasting the health policy priorities of the 119th Congress, and identifying potentially new leaders of key Congressional Committees