Republicans’ Obamacare repeal was never really that popular

The immediate cause of Republicans’ failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act early Friday morning was the opposition of three Republican senators. But the persistent unpopularity of Republican repeal efforts has weighed heavily on GOP plans, suggesting that Americans’ skepticism has jelled over months of debate.

On average, 55 percent of Americans opposed the GOP proposals to replace Obamacare while 22 percent supported them, according to an average of health-care polls tracked by PollingReport, which we compiled starting in March. CONT.

Emily Guskin & Scott Clement, Washington Post

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