The silver lining for Democrats on Obamacare

[DonViejo]

BY AARON BLAKE AND SEAN SULLIVAN

December 18 at 6:30 am

The myriad problems with the rollout of HealthCare.gov and the Obamacare exchanges have pushed President Obama’s approval ratings to a new low and, to hear many tell it, might give Republicans a leg up in the 2014 election.

But tucked into the new Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday is a cautionary tale for the GOP.

It is this: Despite the country’s opposition to the Affordable Care Act and Obama’s leadership on it, it doesn’t want to turn the reins over to Republicans. (emphasis added by me, DonViejo)

The poll shows just 34 percent of Americans approve of Obama’s implementation of the health-care law, while 62 percent disapprove — including 50 percent who say they “strongly” disapprove. Pretty bad, right?

But when you ask people whether they would rather see Obama or the GOP in charge of that implementation, 42 percent pick Obama, while 37 percent pick Republicans. That’s actually the biggest advantage Obama has had on that question since 2010 — marginally bigger than the narrow three-point difference for Obama in September, before the botched rollout.

full article
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/12/18/the-silver-lining-for-democrats-on-obamacare/

[antiquie]

1. Interesting that the disapproval is for *implementation* ~ nt

[Aristus]

2. Once the benefits kick in on the 1st of the year, we'll see those opposition numbers drop.

These are the same hammerheads who opposed Medicare so strongly in the 60's, and are now saying "Keep yo' gubmit hayands offa mah Medicare!"

When one is no longer at risk for going bankrupt just for getting sick, it's a powerful incentive to keep it that way...

[busterbrown]

3. Listen... No matter what the ACA achieves...

at least 50% of those who oppose it are racists and will never admit the great advantages of Obamacare..

[Cha]

4. "The country's opposition to ACA"?! Yeah tell that to those who are benefitting

and the numbers are coming in daily.