There’s plenty of things they can do administratively (primarily through state waivers) to wound it. Thankfully we have more governorships than in 2017 which will help a bit
It's also easier to get their party on board for smaller ways of chipping away at it. And democrats will be less resolute in fighting those things. The public typically ignores the "thousand cuts" approach to making existing programs worse, so electorally it's safer for them, too.
With at least 20 seats fewer than in 2017?
There’s plenty of things they can do administratively (primarily through state waivers) to wound it. Thankfully we have more governorships than in 2017 which will help a bit
It's also easier to get their party on board for smaller ways of chipping away at it. And democrats will be less resolute in fighting those things. The public typically ignores the "thousand cuts" approach to making existing programs worse, so electorally it's safer for them, too.