“Should Republicans Have Compromised to Produce a Less-Bad Healthcare Bill?”
No, because then the big, fat government version might not have passed.
The Republicans obviously want the Dems plan just as badly, judging by their twinkle-toes “resistance” to it.
Once you have bought into big goverment and you have power and get paid by that big government, then everything else is easy once you convince the powerless that they need you and that you are the only game in town.