"Yes Collins and Murowski showed grit but I'm confused by your qualifier that it wasn't their conscience they were following."
Really? Political survival, plain and simple.
I understand your poll percentages, but how can the public agree/disagree with a bill that you said Republicans themselves were not familiar?
Finally, 20M are on Obamacare although that number seems to be suspect. That's a small percentage of Americans.  What isn't suspect though, is that the overwhelming majority of Obamacare recipients are on Medicaid, a complete freebie. I don't have a problem with helping those truly in need. I do have a problem with scammers that play the system and without strict oversight Medicaid is such a program.