Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSupport For Repealing Obamacare Plunges To An All-Time Low
Support For Repealing Obamacare Plunges To An All-Time Low
By Tara Culp-Ressler
Now that President Obama has been elected to a second term, political opponents of his landmark health care reform law are beginning to concede that Obamacare is here to stay. And the general public agrees.
As a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll reports, the majority of Americans dont support repealing Obamacare. In fact, after the presidential election, the number of Americans advocating for a full repeal of the health reform law dropped to an all-time low at just 33 percent compared to nearly half of Americans who would rather keep the law in place:
Last week, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) acknowledged that Obamacare is the law of the land, suggesting that Republicans in Congress may finally cease their repeated attempts to repeal the law. But his office quickly walked those statements back, clarifying that Republicans remain very committed to opposing Obamas health reform.
However, if Republican lawmakers continue to stand in opposition to Obamacare by undermining some of the health laws key provisions, public opinion still isnt on their side. Previous polling has shown that Americans tend to be broadly supportive of Obamacares individual provisions such as allowing young adults to remain on their parents insurance plans, and preventing insurance companies from discriminating against Americans with pre-existing conditions even if they remain unsure about what the entire law means for the country.
- more -
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/11/13/1182431/repealing-obamacare-all-time-low/
By Tara Culp-Ressler
Now that President Obama has been elected to a second term, political opponents of his landmark health care reform law are beginning to concede that Obamacare is here to stay. And the general public agrees.
As a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll reports, the majority of Americans dont support repealing Obamacare. In fact, after the presidential election, the number of Americans advocating for a full repeal of the health reform law dropped to an all-time low at just 33 percent compared to nearly half of Americans who would rather keep the law in place:
Last week, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) acknowledged that Obamacare is the law of the land, suggesting that Republicans in Congress may finally cease their repeated attempts to repeal the law. But his office quickly walked those statements back, clarifying that Republicans remain very committed to opposing Obamas health reform.
However, if Republican lawmakers continue to stand in opposition to Obamacare by undermining some of the health laws key provisions, public opinion still isnt on their side. Previous polling has shown that Americans tend to be broadly supportive of Obamacares individual provisions such as allowing young adults to remain on their parents insurance plans, and preventing insurance companies from discriminating against Americans with pre-existing conditions even if they remain unsure about what the entire law means for the country.
- more -
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/11/13/1182431/repealing-obamacare-all-time-low/
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 1301 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (11)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Support For Repealing Obamacare Plunges To An All-Time Low (Original Post)
ProSense
Nov 2012
OP
Amazing how the conversation changes, almost magically, with real elections.
libdem4life
Nov 2012
#7
ProSense
(116,464 posts)1. Kick for
2014 fun.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)2. Thanks!
K & R
leftstreet
(36,112 posts)3. Wait til the mandate kicks in!
Most people are still clueless
GOP will make hay with it
ProSense
(116,464 posts)4. Wait until the GOP
find out it isn't scary. They'll make hay with a straw man, and lose.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)5. Kick! n/t
William769
(55,147 posts)6. Recommended.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)7. Amazing how the conversation changes, almost magically, with real elections.
White-race-gender-income baiting can only hold up so long. We can now join the ranks of Civilized Nations.