Abby McCloskey, Bloomberg Opinion, March 16, 2026

“The MAHA base is bigger than you think. And the GOP is going to need all the support it can muster to survive what’s likely to be a bruising midterm.

Roughly four in 10 parents (38%) identify as supporters of the Make America Healthy Again movement, according to a KFF/Washington Post poll. I think this underestimates the movement’s political reach. For example, I wouldn’t put myself under the MAHA label, but I have my moments. I’ve thrown away any black plastic utensils exposed to heat, cook almost every night for our family and shudder at ingredient lists full of unpronounceables. I’m deeply concerned about the rise of chronic health conditions in kids and microplastics wafting out of the ocean.”