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Is Trumpcare Dead? What It Means for West Virginia

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“I did not come to Washington to hurt people.”

That is how Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced, on Twitter, she would not support the GOP effort to repeal Obamacare without a replacement plan that addresses her concerns “and the needs of West Virginians.”

Capito was one of a handful of GOP Senators who dealt the Obamacare repeal a serious blow this week.

Is “Trumpcare” dead? And if so, what does that mean for heathcare in West Virginia, and for Capito’s political future. Listen to the Front Porch podcast to find out.

Also, we talk about West Virginia’s upper-middle class (the top 20 percent of household income – about $82,000 a year and up.) Are they hoarding the American Dream for themselves and their children?

Welcome to “The Front Porch,” where we tackle the tough issues facing Appalachia the same way you talk with your friends on the porch.

Hosts include WVPB Executive Director and recovering reporter Scott Finn; conservative lawyer, columnist and rabid “Sherlock” fan Laurie Lin; and liberal columnist and avid goat herder Rick Wilson, who works for the American Friends Service Committee.

An edited version of “The Front Porch” airs Fridays at 4:50 p.m. on West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s radio network, and the full version is available at wvpublic.org and as a podcast as well.

Share your opinions with us about these issues, and let us know what you’d like us to discuss in the future. Send a tweet to @radiofinn or @wvpublicnews, or e-mail Scott at sfinn @ wvpublic.org

The Front Porch is underwritten by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Charleston Gazette-Mail. Find the latest news, traffic and weather on its CGM App. Download it in your app store, and check out its website: http://www.wvgazettemail.com/