WASHINGTON Senate Republicans have finally released their health care bill , and although most GOP lawmakers ducked questions on Thursday because they had not yet read the legislation, the reflexive reaction from many Republicans was that leadership had hit the mark.

When Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) was asked about the bill, he told reporters that the GOP measure was much better than Obamacare. Asked why that was the case, he admitted he didnt actually know. Ive got to read it first, Perdue said.

GOP senators met in private Thursday morning to discuss the legislation for roughly 90 minutes. More than 100 reporters were on hand to mob the lawmakers as they came out of that briefing. But one trend was particularly interesting: When certain senators emerged those who every journalist was confident would support the legislation no matter what most reporters simply let them float through the crowded halls without a question.

Scrums only developed around senators who could feasibly vote against the bill, not lawmakers like Perdue or his Georgia colleague Johnny Isakson who people expect to be a yes.