thatch thatcher. the idea of republicans now is just come in and sit on it and tinker at the edges and manage it better. >> what's the -- >> they are finding it very difficult -- the reality is that obamacare is very popular right now. they're finding it very difficult to repeal legislation that is twice as popular as the president and three times more popular than members of congress. >> once you give somebody entitlement, it's very difficult to take away. ted cruz is right about that. the 2012 election i think was actually the last shot republicans had to actually repeal and replace. once it was enacted, people now have this assumption that it's the government's responsibility to provide them with health care. >> pre-existing conditions should -- >> trump can do this in a second. the entire primary he reinvented republican -- protect medicare and that was trumpism. if he tomorrow said, my plan is