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> It is a political imperative for Republicans to repeal the ACA now, and worry about replacing it after the positive PR.

The positive PR of... 20 million people losing health insurance?

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I mean it's been the primary campaign issue in 2010, 2012, 2014, and the non-presidential 2016 races. Not repealing Obamacare would be a political catastrophe for them. If you haven't noticed, it's also the very first item on the docket of the new legislature too. It's very, very important to them.

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