Could McConnell have wanted AHCA to fail to pass?

[MrPurple]

6. I respect Lawrence O'Donnell's insights and he was unambiguous that he thought this was what happene

McConnell is a reptilian exemplar of the worst of politics, but he's shrewd and he must have known that passing this bill would devastate them in the midterms. Politically, how this played out is the best the Republicans could salvage from a bad situation. Their base can feel that they made an all out effort to do away with Obama's socialism and they don't have to face the consequences of being responsible for the result.

As O'Donnell said, they've effectively moved the dead cat off their porch and I seriously doubt that they will sincerely try to fix some of the gaps in Obamacare. They will continue to sabotage it and claim in the midterms that people need to elect more Republicans to get it fixed.

Turtle's crocodile tears last night don't convince me of his sincerity. I do think he's skilled and manipulative enough to play some serious 3 dimensional chess.