As the Democrats are stepping up efforts in order to nail down the final clauses and details of the new healthcare bill, the Republicans seem to be looking at all possible ways to transform it into a "political capital".

The Opposition's greatest hope as of now is to outright defeat the bill, rebuffing the President on his signature domestic issue and thereby weakening the Democrats' lead into the mid-term election.

Currently, the Republicans think that they can try and persuade a few conservatives and moderate Democrats in the House to send in a vote which would be against the final bill, which was, to start with, had passed the House with a mere 5 votes.

"We're looking at 37 Democrats who are in districts that are particularly upset and vulnerable to the provisions of this health care bill", said Representative Eric Cantor, Republican of Virginia.

Even if the bill ends up getting through successfully, the conservative Club for Growth is looking at launching a campaign under the name Repeal It, which would urge lawmakers and candidates to pledge to try and repeal the measure. As of now, the pledge has been signed by Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Representative Jeff Flake of Arizona, two Republicans in Congress, and Republican candidates for the Senate in as many as 5 different states.