By voting to repeal the ACA over and over and over again, even though it had zero chance of being signed by Obama, the Republicans managed to keep the possibility alive. The status quo applies to your friend driving past the firehouse. The firehouse is status quo. The ACA, consistently derided by the right, has remained in flux enough so that most people still think it is possible to undo it.
Go to Reddit and read the rightwing political subs. They certainly don’t think it’s a given there. They may not like the new bill, but they hate the old one, and if some there had their way, ACA would be repealed and not replaced.
