GOP voters suddenly less enthusiastic about repeal of Obamacare since election of Donald Trump

[inanna]

Friday, Dec 2, 2016 01:29 PM EST

Republican support for a complete repeal of the health care law has plummeted double digits since Trump won

It’s been the central tenet of the Republican-controlled Congress for years now, and one of the biggest campaign promises of Donald Trump’s winning presidential campaign, but now a new poll indicates that actual Republican voters are suddenly less enthused about the prospects of a massive effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act now that the GOP is in charge of every branch of federal government.

A post-election survey released Thursday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation found that support for a full repeal of the health care law, called Obamacare, has significantly decreased since Trump won the election last month.

Of the 1,202 adults Kaiser surveyed from Nov. 15-21, only about one in four Americans (26 percent) responded that they support a full Obamacare repeal. And many of the law’s provisions remain popular, even across party lines, the survey found. Most popular remains the provision that permits young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance plans until age 26, which is supported by a full 85 percent of Americans. Even the law’s program for providing federal aid to states to help them expand their Medicaid programs for the poor is supported by 80 percent of Americans.

Most of the drop in support for a real of the law comes from self-identifying Republicans in the survey.

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http://www.salon.com/2016/12/02/gop-voters-suddenly-less-enthusiastic-about-repeal-of-obamacare-since-election-of-donald-trump/

[MFM008]

1. theirs would be the first to go.

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[lagomorph777]

3. Oops.

There are going to be a bunch of ugly surprises in the months ahead for Trump voters. It will be just as ugly, but far less surprising, for the rest of us, but somehow it does warm my heart to know that Trump's voters are about to be punished.

[Ohioblue22]

4. Agreed these used condoms who listened to trump

Thought he was only going after "them" not realizing they are them lol

[LonePirate]

2. It's an indictment against our society when ...

it takes illness and death before people realize how truly awful the Republicans are. We're doomed as a country with all of this rampant stupidity infecting the United States.

[Ohioblue22]

5. Wtf were they hearing when t-rump said he was gonna

Get rid of Obama care

[muntrv]

7. These are the same people who say "Gubmint, hands off my Medicare!"

[Squinch]

6. LOL! Like the GOP is going to listen to them! They've enrolled in Trump University. They're

about to get an education.

[JudyM]

8. That's the sad truth.

[Shoonra]

9. Not just Trump voters will be punished

All of us will suffer: Trump voters will be punished for their stupidity and the rest of us already knew what to expect from Trump.

The Republicans in Congress have been very clear already: They will repeal Affordable Care IMMEDIATELY and then take their sweet time about cobbling together something to replace it (some plan which will enrich and please the insurance companies completely). In the meantime millions of people will be without adequate health care or forced into financial ruin by medical bills.

[kebob]

10. "YAY! No More TYRANNY!"

"Now we're free to---what??? Which services? Ummmm..."

IDIOTS!

[SunSeeker]

11. Change its nickname to Trumpcare and they wouldn't want even a word of it repealed. nt

[greymattermom]

13. Repeal and replace with Trumpcare

which changes a few things but leaves the best parts. Or, just repeal Obamacare and replace with an identical bill called Trumpcare, and we're good to go.

[kebob]

12. Kick

Since your post from 3:09 is suddenly LBN at 9:48. (Yes, I'm a stickler: If someone gets and posts the story first, they deserve credit!)