Republicans Like The Affordable Care Act More Than Obamacare

[DonViejo]

DYLAN SCOTT 11:36 AM EDT, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Republicans like the 2010 health care law better when it's called by its proper name -- the Affordable Care Act -- instead of Obamacare, according to a new Fox News poll.

Republican support for the law jumped eight percent, from 14 percent for Obamacare to 22 percent for the Affordable Care Act, when pollsters revised the question's language.

Overall support increased from 34 percent to 39 percent with the change. Democratic support moved one percent; independent support rose four percent.

The poll of 900 registered voters was conducted from Sept. 6 to 9, using live telephone interviews. According to the poll, 443 people were asked about Obamacare; 457 were asked about the Affordable Care Act.

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[WovenGems]

1. Repubs

So funny! But is it right for pollsters to bring to light their, well, racism?

[DonViejo]

2. Yes, it is right, especially because the pollster is from Fox. nt

[Xyzse]

3. I still call it the ACA and refuse to acknowledge it as Obamacare.

[Chan790]

4. Why?

The awesomest achievement of the bill is that unintentional one; Republicans tried to hang it like an albatross around the President's neck and instead people increasingly love it the more they know about it. In twenty years, it's still going to be Obamacare, the signature achievement of this President and the fact that it's a daily reminder of how much Americans love their healthcare reform and this President is going to chap Republican asses.

Their greatest (in their minds only) recent President got an airport; ours got a soon-to-be-beloved signature entitlement program.

Fuck yeah, Obamacare!

[Xyzse]

5. It is more personal

I don't feel like calling it that. It feels odd.
I mean, I have conflicted feelings about the ACA, and yes I see it having quite positive results, but conversely if I refer it as the ACA it doesn't have Obama's name in there, and people that don't know much about the details of it, tend to like it... Till they find out it is Obamacare.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. Wonder what's going to happen when all of these people sign up for plans

only to find out that they were only able to because of "Obamacare"?

[Xyzse]

9. I'm kinda curious but...

More likely than not, they will just think they are entitled to it, and curse Obama regardless.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. "Obama" seems to be like catnip for RWNJs

[Squinch]

8. Dumbasses.

[apnu]

10. wow, that speaks volumes about the right wing. (nt)