Mitch admits health repeal is unlikely

Think Progress has the story:

Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have been attempting to build a movement to repeal the measure. Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Steve King (R-IA), and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) introduced gimmicky legislation to rescind the law, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said “[r]epeal and replace will be the slogan for the fall” election. Last week, he told Politico that he wants to “repeal the whole bill” and replace it with more modest reforms. But in his home state today, McConnell backtracked, admitting that Republicans will likely not be able to undo the entire law.

...McConnell’s acknowledgement reflects a growing trend of Republicans who are moving away from the repeal message after realizing that it would be almost impossible to carry out. Even if the GOP won enough seats in Congress, President Obama would almost certainly veto the effort to overturn his signature domestic policy item.