Republicans in Congress spent seven years explaining why Obamacare is fundamentally flawed and unfixable, and they promised to repeal and replace the law. Now, they’re trying to save the law. This past week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a series of hearings to stabilize the state and federal insurance exchanges.

This about-face is not only a betrayal of Republican voters but also a political misstep that will tie the GOP’s fate to the previous president’s disastrous healthcare law.