Megan McArdle, Columnist

Repeal Would Be Even Worse Than Obamacare

President Trump and Republicans can't keep the popular parts of the program without keeping the unpopular parts.

This will hurt for more than a moment.

Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg
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I wouldn’t say the mood among Republicans is exactly giddy. Even Fox News seemed a little bit stunned by the news that Donald Trump had been elected president of the United States. But these past 12 hours, one priority has joined #NeverTrumpers and those who want to Make America Great Again: time to repeal Obamacare.

I’ll believe it when I see it.