Last I checked the Repubs voted to repeal Obamacare for the last 8 years. Now they suddenly revealed to their constituents that those were just show votes all along.
Trump promised to repeal it on day one, or close to it.
If it isn’t repealed before the next election, the GOP majority in Congress is history.
I also don’t see how they can continue on to other agenda items and expect to get any support or momentum while this failure to keep their promise is hanging over their heads. It’s not going to be any easier to pass in a year than it is now, so why delay? Obamacare isn’t going to “collapse on its own.” Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapsed in any real economic sense of the word, but then they didn’t, because the government bails out their own programs EVERY SINGLE TIME.
Frankly, it doesn’t matter how bad the bill they pass is. They have to keep their promise to repeal it out of sheer electoral realpolitik. No matter what they pass, there is no way people are going to suddenly think their health care is cheap and affordable. The reality is we have a doctor shortage and no bill can fix that quickly.
“Frankly, it doesn’t matter how bad the bill they pass is”
yes it does. It matters a lot.