I see exactly the opposite. When premiums and deductibles rise, as they're likely to do, Republicans now have the perfect opportunity to step aside and say, "Don't blame us. We had nothing to do with this!"
BS, they deserve equal blame because they are complicit in shielding this bad law.
Now, if conservatives know the Republicans are just as much to blame as the Dems for this, why would you think that the average middle-of-the-road voter would buy such nonsense?