Republicans Rent Vaccine Skepticism But Haven't Signed The Lease Yet

KEY POINTS

•The MAHA movement, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., aims to boost Republican midterm chances by focusing on health issues and avoiding overt vaccine rhetoric.
•MAHA Action reported it could sway 10% of voters frustrated with the health system, but urged Republicans to approach vaccines cautiously due to broad vaccine support.
•Democrats respond by branding Kennedy a public health threat while HHS has recently reduced childhood vaccine recommendations amid ongoing safety debates.

The 'Make America Healthy Again' (MAHA) movement, led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is trying to slap a wellness band-aid on the GOP’s midterm prospects by hawking elusive vaccine skepticism while promising moms a shiny menu of organic food bans and drug price transparency. MAHA Action’s Thursday memo warned GOP leaders they’re only renting 10% of these voters—not buying—like bad Faithful Furniture returns. Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio says tapping voters fed up with government pharma cozying could boost GOP, but navigating vaccines remains a tightrope, given their federal liability shield might go poof—possibly sparking lawsuits and scaring off vaccine makers. Kennedy danced around vaccines in recent PA and TN rallies, hyping Trump's price drop deals while Democrats labeled him 'Public Health Enemy #1' and roasted his 'up to his eyeballs' conflicts of interest. Meanwhile, HHS quietly trimmed childhood vaccine schedules, and some Kennedy loyalists want COVID vaccines nuked from orbit—contradicting his promise of vaccine freedom. A senior HHS official described Kennedy’s vaccine language as 'an impenetrable bulls**t wall'—because why fumble facts when you can gaslight with style?

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Kennedy’s MAHA voters are the political equivalent of unpaid interns: highly desired, tentatively hired, and ready to quit if the vaccine talk gets weird.

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