The problem lies in the fact that Democrats want to 'fix' the ACA going one direction and Republicans want to fix the ACA in the other direction.   

Repealing the ACA is not only a principled action its the only correct course of action.  Whats nasty partisan destructive politics is to defend the ACA by lying about opponents as 'racist', misrepresent its 'success' at insuring people and the costs associated with the bill.  You know exactly the way the ACA got passed in the first place.