Poll: More than 80 percent of GOP voters still want Congress to repeal ObamaCare

More than 80 percent of Republican voters think repealing and replacing ObamaCare should be an “extremely important priority” for Congress, according to a new poll released Friday. 

Of Republican voters surveyed in the Politico-Harvard poll, 53 percent say repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act should be an “extremely important priority,” 26 percent said it should be a “very important priority” and 5 percent said it should be a “somewhat important priority.” 

Another 16 percent of Republican voters surveyed said it shouldn’t be a priority for Congress. 

{mosads}The GOP’s effort to repeal and replace President Obama’s signature health-care law fizzled out when Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) cast the deciding vote against the Senate’s “skinny repeal” in July. 

Republicans in Congress now only have two weeks to repeal the law through the fast-track budget bill they were going to use to avoid a Democratic filibuster because it expires at the end of September. Any other effort would require 60 votes, which would be nearly impossible. 

A last-ditch effort sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) to repeal ObamaCare has gained attention in recent days but likely won’t get the support needed to pass. 

Cassidy expressed optimism that he could squeeze out the votes on Friday.

{mosads}Among Democratic voters, 37 percent said repealing the ACA should be a priority for Congress, with 18 percent saying it should be an “extremely important priority,” 9 percent saying it should be a “very important priority” and 10 percent saying it should be a “somewhat important priority.” 

Another 60 percent of Democratic voters said it shouldn’t be a priority for Congress. 

Overall, 26 percent of those surveyed said repealing and replacing the ACA should be an “extremely important priority,” while 20 percent said it should be a “very important priority.”

Another 10 percent said it should only be a “somewhat important priority” and 40 percent said it shouldn’t be a priority at all.