Is ObamaCare unkillable?

Why the health care law might just survive after all

Can ObamaCare be killed?
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With each passing day, Republican infighting over replacing ObamaCare steadily worsens. Moderates in the party fear it will screw their constituents. Hardcore conservatives deride the replacement as "ObamaCare lite." And any changes made to placate one side will just further alienate the other.

Watching it all play out, a remarkable possibility is emerging: ObamaCare just might survive.

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Jeff Spross

Jeff Spross was the economics and business correspondent at TheWeek.com. He was previously a reporter at ThinkProgress.