Of course nobody got hurt when they used to be free to chose whether or not to get health insurance, and then suddenly they were going to be fined $2,500.00 per year if they didn't. If you are going to apply a standard, apply it to both sides.
I do apply it to both sides. Obamacare was a disaster for millions of people who first lost their existing plans, and then saw the new, "better" plans cost a whole lot more. But that doesn't change the fact that "repeal" will apparently result in the loss of coverage for people who are now covered, and political realism says you've got to avoid that, whatever one's principles are.
Sudden changes are what the Liberals always do. Roe v Wade was a sudden change. Gay marriage was a sudden change. Health care insurance being forced on us all was a sudden change. Nobody cared that people got hurt as a result.
Well, the world ain't fair, where matters of left vs. right are concerned. But it's the world we live in.
Obamacare was suddenly forced upon us. Let it be suddenly rendered Null and Void. The blame for all this suffering and misery caused by this stupidity should rest squarely at the feet of that Affirmative Action fool who caused it, and the Media that enabled that fool to take power.
A fair assessment, but you'll notice that the case still isn't being effectively made.
I really don't understand the hurry to get the AHCA bill on the floor, when September (at the earliest) would have had the advantage of allowing more time for comments and revisions, and also for laying the groundwork as you've laid it out.
I'd suggest also that making the case for what's wrong with Obamacare would also be a good place to start for addressing the issues piecemeal, rather than all at once.