Pence inaccurately claims ‘thousands’ of counties have no choice of health care provider

In an interview with Fox & Friends on Thursday morning, Vice President Pence rolled out a popular conservative talking point while discussing the existing Affordable Care Act (or “Obamacare”) and Republican plans to repeal and replace it.

One problem: The talking point is completely false.

“Almost anything would be better than Obamacare. Obamacare is imploding. It’s collapsing all across the country. It’s remarkable to see the patter...