After conservative freakout, McConnell confirms that he will fast-track Obamacare repeal

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Friday, October 31, 2014, 2:11 pm

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Mitch McConnell, showing the number of positions he's willing to take on any given issue

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell alarmed his conservative allies on Tuesday when he declared "no one thinks" a Republican Senate will vote to repeal Obamacare because even if Republicans retake control of the Senate, they won't have the 60 votes they need to thwart a Democratic filibuster.

Flash-forward 48 hours, however, and now McConnell is singing a different song:

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he would be willing to repeal Obamacare with a simple majority if he takes over as majority leader in January, his spokesman told the Washington Examiner on Thursday.