Despite having long been an advocate for repealing [[Obamacare]], Ernst joined five Republican senators in early October 2020 in voting for a [[Democrat]]-led bill to prevent the [[Trump Administration]] from doing so,<ref name="Senate Republicans voting against repealing Obamacare"/> enabling the [[Democrat]] establishment to exploit [[GOP]] divisions over the issue of protecting pre-existing conditions for hyper-partisan attacks. | Despite having long been an advocate for repealing [[Obamacare]], Ernst joined five Republican senators in early October 2020 in voting for a [[Democrat]]-led bill to prevent the [[Trump Administration]] from doing so,<ref name="Senate Republicans voting against repealing Obamacare"/> enabling the [[Democrat]] establishment to exploit [[GOP]] divisions over the issue of protecting pre-existing conditions for hyper-partisan attacks. |