Approval of Obama Health Care Law at Historical High

[Fred Sanders]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/obama_and_democrats_health_care_plan-1130.html

Gallup:

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Shortly after the Supreme Court in late June turned back a second legal challenge to the 2010 Affordable Care Act, Americans' approval of the law rose to 47%, the highest level since 2012. Still, Americans are as likely to disapprove as to approve of the law.



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"But approval of the law has now increased 10 percentage points in two subsequent polls, rising to 44% in April and now 47% after the court's decision.

Since November, approval of the ACA has increased among all key demographic groups, with the changes for each group generally within a few points of the overall 10-point increase."

http://www.gallup.com/poll/184079/americans-views-healthcare-law-improve.aspx?utm_source=Politics&utm_medium=newsfeed&utm_campaign=tiles

[underpants]

1. I thought we were supposed to call it "The Affordable Care Act" now

thanks corporate media - you created a legacy

[frazzled]

2. The thing about polls measuring approval of the ACA

is that they are measuring the opinions of mostly people who do not use the ACA.

Looking at a chart of insurance by type made in 2013, around 80% of US citizens were (are) insured through their employment or through Medicare or Medicaid (see http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/total-population/ ). So really, only about 20% of Americans have a "real" and tangible interest in the ACA: those under age 65 who do not get employer based insurance or who make too much to qualify for Medicaid.

To me, the 48/47 split on approval looks more like the usual partisan divide on every issue in this country than a real assessment of the ACA. For that, I'd rather see a poll measuring the favorability by people who are actually using the ACA.

[Fred Sanders]

4. The referenced polls measure one parameter consistently over time....and it is clearly improving.

[Iliyah]

3. K & R

Far from perfection, but its a start. Maybe one day, universal healthcare for all Americans no matter your status.

GOPers still use Obamacare as a negative narrative. Dems use Obamacare and ACA as a positive narrative. The corporate media goes back and forth. One day ACA will be used inclusively because GOPers will claim it as their success story.