[downtownconservative]

A successful vote to repeal before January 2017 will be vetoed and would be simply a symbolic gesture.

[grania]

If there were a vote to drop the mandate but keep Obamacare for those who want it, next to nobody could vote against it and be re-elected.

Until that happens, we're just all "pawns in their game".

[sheana]

Yep. How many votes have they already had? There were so many I’ve lost count.

[SoConPubbie]

A successful vote to repeal before January 2017 will be vetoed and would be simply a symbolic gesture.

B.S.

Their constituents sent them there to fight. If leadership gets in the way or Obama gets in the way, it is not a wasted effort as it puts everyone on record and makes it easier to get rid of the useless traitors in our midst come Primary time.

[Pollster1]

A successful vote to repeal before January 2017 will be vetoed and would be simply a symbolic gesture.

Agreed. I want that terrible law repealed, but I want it gone forever, not just a teasing game of make-believe followed by a veto.

[Soul of the South]

“A successful vote to repeal before January 2017 will be vetoed and would be simply a symbolic gesture.”

A real opposition party would relish the opportunity to force their opponents to take a vote on an issue highly unpopular with the people. A real opposition party would then use that vote as a hammer in the next election.

A fake opposition party declines to put its opponents on the spot.

Symbolic gestures can sometimes be extremely powerful and set the stage for real action.

[okie01]

A successful vote to repeal before January 2017 will be vetoed and would be simply a symbolic gesture.

On the other hand, the vote will not only force Democrats to take a position, it will force Republicans to stand up and be counted --- and that may be the primary benefit.