21 Nov '16 23:48>
I'm beginning to have my doubts. I'm thinking that what they'll do is throw in some tweaks and say that it's too late to repeal it entirely and then try to blame the Democrats for not working with them earlier. But considering that not one Republican offered an amendment which could earn their vote, it could be a tough sell except to the lowest of information voters. Meanwhile, there's concern that a sudden repeal without replacement could crash the economy. The Democrats at this point will probably just sit back and wait. Maybe at some point Trump, who isn't really a conservative though he plays one on TV, will lose patience and just propose a single payer universalizing of Medicare, if Ryan hasn't really made good on his effort to kill it.
There are plenty of left Democrats who will ditch the insurance-lobby influenced centrists of the party to vote for something like that.
Other than that, they may just say they gave it the college try and cry "rigged" in two years.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/i-got-to-see-replace-dems-bait-gop-to-unveil-and-ocare-replacement
There are plenty of left Democrats who will ditch the insurance-lobby influenced centrists of the party to vote for something like that.
Other than that, they may just say they gave it the college try and cry "rigged" in two years.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/i-got-to-see-replace-dems-bait-gop-to-unveil-and-ocare-replacement