Republicans abandon Obamacare repeal

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WASHINGTON — Republicans are abandoning their long crusade to repeal the Affordable Care Act, making the 2022 election the first in more than a decade that won’t be fought over whether to protect or undo President Barack Obama’s signature achievement.

The diminished appetite for repeal means the law — which has extended health care coverage to millions of people and survived numerous near-death experiences in Congress and the courts — now appears safer than ever.

With slightly more than a month before the next election, Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail aren’t making an issue of Obamacare. None of the Republican Senate nominees running in eight key battleground states have called for unwinding the ACA on their campaign websites, according to an NBC News review. The candidates scarcely mention the 2010 law or health insurance policy in general. And in interviews on Capitol Hill, key GOP lawmakers said the desire for repeal has faded.

“I think it’s probably here to stay,” said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, a close ally of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and a former chair of the GOP’s campaign arm.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-abandon-obamacare-repeal-133000140.html

Don't you believe it. They'll be back at if they get into power.

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1. "Don't you believe it" indeed

And it really shouldn't be that difficult to blunt repeal efforts: Do you really want to go back to the days of denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions? Somehow that feature of the ACA doesn't get mentioned all that much.

[Polybius]

2. They mostly cared about the mandate

But that is likely forever gone, so they are content.

[yardwork]

3. Oh no, they're much greedier than that.

If they get big majorities, they'll be back for it.

[Silent3]

4. Their main goal is authoritarian control with no electoral accountability

They want to focus on that for now and worry about the specifics of fucking us over later.

[Irish_Dem]

5. And to suck out as much money from the American economy as possible.

Like Putin has done in Russia.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. I was hoping to see the magical but secret TFG plan