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All the secrecy behind Trumpcare in the Senate might be giving Mitch McConnell the edge he needs to get it passed, but it's not doing much to reassure the public. McConnell's main hope in passing this bill that will strip health insurance away from millions is that he can do it in a shroud of secrecy, that the public won't be able to pressure his fellow Republicans to reject it if they don't know what's in it. And the public sure is in the dark about what our Senate is planning to do to us.
Almost three quarters—including most Republicans—feel that Senate Republicans should discuss their health care plans publicly as they work on the bill. Republicans are, however, twice as likely as both Democrats and independents to endorse a private approach.
Still, 56 percent of Republicans believe the bill should be debated publicly.
Still looking for information, many start off as skeptical. Most Democrats and nearly a third of independents think the GOP health care plans will hurt them personally. More than half of Republicans anticipate no effect on them personally.
More than half of Republicans are idiots. But we knew that already. They'll be in for a really unpleasant surprise if this thing passes.
Meanwhile, most Americans would prefer that Congress improve the Affordable Care Act, not repeal it, including half of Republicans who don't want it repealed entirely. Overall, seven in ten say the law should either be kept in place or that it has some good things but needs changes to make it work better. Fewer than three in ten say Congress should repeal and replace it entirely.
And you know who the three in ten are.