How difficult would it be for Republicans to repeal Obamacare for good?

[LuckyTheDog]

If the leading Republican candidates agree on one thing, it’s doing away with Obamacare.

“The one thing we have to do is repeal and replace Obamacare,” Donald Trump has written on his campaign website, while Marco Rubio has outlined his plan to “Repeal Obamacare” and “replace it with a 21st century, market-driven alternative.” Likewise, Senator Ted Cruz emphatically declared during the February 25 GOP debate that “As president, I will repeal every word of Obamacare.”

Is this the bombastic rhetoric of candidates trying to fire up their base? Or would Republicans actually be able to repeal Obamacare under a Republican president?

In short: yes, they could. But it wouldn’t be easy.

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[Angry Dragon]

1. they would be doomed unless they replaced it

[LonePirate]

2. If they control all of Congress, change the Senate rules and have a Repub pres, then it is very easy

As for the voter backlash they would receive, that is another story entirely.

[longship]

3. As it stands, not much.

Just have a group of people who won't support the Democratic Party presidential nominee, and the trickle down to the Senate and other offices will inevitably lead to things like the repeal of ACA, a right wing SCOTUS for a generation, and all sorts of other utter evil and insanity.

I am a Bernie supporter, but the Hell if I won't vote for the Democratic nominee no matter who it is.

My regards.

[haele]

4. They won't. There will be all sorts of reasons, but...

The insurance lobbyists and Wall Street love the mandates. They may tinker with it, and allow people to go back to useless Catastrophic insurance and vouchers to buy expensive drugs, but the requisite to purchase the insurance will stand.
And the ACA is a Heritage Group plan to begin with. Now, if it was single payer, it would be trashed and replaced before Roberts lowered his hand after administrating the next Oath of Office.

Haele

[Igel]

5. Impossible.

They might repeal every word of it, but nobody can guarantee "for good."