think senate democrats go capitulate work republicans eight years obstruction massive popular vote loss think wrong least senate dems talk pretty big voters hold path action make political sense continue.at issue right republican plan repeal affordable care act soon gain power without design replacement first republican strategy repeal aca immediately delay go place debate long delay meantime repeal repeal take full effect design new system pass partial democratic support.in short want take healthcare millions americans hostage chance democrats fold want.not chance say senate minority leader chuck schumer interview washington post interest things say republican strategy move forward go replacement schumer say senate democratic caucus repeal without replacement democrats step plate come half-baked solution partially republicans appear calculate loom prospect millions lose insurance force dems cooperate pass replacement cover far few people offer less consumer protection aca may need dems pass replacement conservatives may vote anything spend regulate expand coverage democrats hold line anything far short aca may able leverage republicans replace something nearly regressive gop replacement might otherwise been.this schumer vow ask directly democrats would refuse support anything fall significantly short aca term expand social welfare schumer say odds repeal without replacement us sit table something chop one arm instead two small schumer say scenario democrats would toss republicans lifeline break schumer say problems health care system blame obamacare lap go make sure say things would lot good thoughtful careful work us fix obamacare fact remain republican options table horrible anyway want repeal individual mandate immediately political point remove individual mandate cause price health insurance spike pool insure rapidly shift old sick people market instability cause insurers flee market estimate increase number uninsured 60 million study find 22.5 million people would lose coverage directly due repeal law subsidies medicaid expansion individual requirement carry health insurance.another 7.3 million would become uninsured ripple effect market upheavals could happen insurers lose confidence republican promise replacement abandon individual market key industry worry repeal law would get rid subsidies mandate still leave insurers hook cover people health problems.the number uninsured people would rise nearly 59 million 2019 nation would high uninsured rate aca pass 2010 study find source right republicans move forward current plan go leave things bad mess already expect democrats fix take credit senate minority leader chuck schumer make clear republican plan democrats play ball health millions stake republicans replacement democrats go let play political game do.featured image via win mcnamee/getty image senate dems gop take healthcare hostage way work