Poll: Nearly two-thirds say ObamaCare replacement must happen with repeal

Nearly two-thirds of registered voters say Congress should not repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement plan, a new Morning Consult/POLITICO poll finds.

That includes 61 percent of independent voters and 48 percent of Republicans who said there should be a “clear alternative announced” before repealing the 2010 health care law. While 61 percent of all registered voters said that, 28 percent said Congress should repeal the law immediately “even if there is no current plan” to replace, and another 11 percent said they didn’t know.

The roughly a quarter of registered voters who believe there’s time for lawmakers to draft an alternative plan agree with the route GOP leaders in Congress are taking. The Senate is set to vote this week on a budget resolution that includes reconciliation instructions for the relevant committees to begin drafting reconciliation bills to repeal Obamacare. That will allow the Senate to repeal the law with a simple majority of 51 votes.