The republicans should accept the blame with pride.
Go on TV and say hell yes, we are responsible. We are doing everything within our power to rescue the country from Obamacare, which has already damaged the economy and job growth and now will destroy our health care system.
Unfortunatley, most republican officeholders suffer a form of Stockholm Syndrome after years of daily beatings from the liberal media. Like SS victims, they actually resent it when someone, like a Ted Cruz, tries to rescue them.