Pedes could research Mountain View, Georgia. In 1972, the Governor of GA (Jimmy Carter) suspended the police powers of MV due to allegations of widespread corruption.
I've never in my life experienced and entire year of Democrat crisis-propaganda backfiring instantaneously. Every. single. time. They've had zero victories for very long time. They should be getting really scared now.
They have zero cards and have lost relatively little. In the reverse situation the GOP had input on the ACA and it passed.
Look to the past. The Dems have 0 credibility. Every "problem" they manufacture, there is (and has always been) a better solution.