The GOP division over whether to defund ObamaCare can be summarized in two quotes: This, from Texas senator Ted Cruz:

We can de-fund Obamacare if Republican leaders who tell their constituents they’re conservative stand up and act like they’re conservative.

And in opposition, Ramesh Ponnuru:

[I]f Republicans stay firm in this demand [to defund Obamacare], the result will be either a government shutdown or a partial shutdown combined with a debt default.

Either would be highly unpopular, and each party would blame the other. The public, however, would almost certainly blame Republicans.

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