Support for Health Care Law Rises After Court Ruling

[babylonsister]

Someone needs to tell Boehner this, stat!

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/07/01/support_for_health_care_law_rises_after_court_ruling.html

July 01, 2012

Support for Health Care Law Rises After Court Ruling


A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that support for President Obama's health care law rose to 48% after the Supreme Court's ruling that it was constitutional, from 43% before the court decision.

[Lisa D]

1. That's Republicans biggest fear.

Soon people will realize the scare tactics about the ACA are all just smoke and mirrors.

[Rosanna Lopez]

2. Needs to go higher

Good, but it needs to go higher than that in order to achieve a big enough advantage with Independents.

What the Democrats need to do is to SELL the program. They often don't stand up enough for Democratic policies the way say FDR used to do for the New Deal.

Get out there and start advocating its advantages!

[Wounded Bear]

4. You're right on all points IMHO

Like SS (OASDI), once the program gets into place and people experience its benefits, it will become so popular that it will achieve '3rd Rail' status. Conservatives will be relegated to chipping away at the margins.

If you apply the "6 degrees of separation" theory, as more and more people know somebody who has benefited from the program, it will gain in popularity. Even now, I know, or know of several families that have received help due just the first items that have been implemented.

[yellowcanine]

3. Remember that some of the negatives on ACA are single payer supporters.

Therefore I believe that the support for the position of the Republican position - against any kind of meaningful health care reform - just look at Mitch McConnell's comments to Chris Wallace- is actually much lower than this poll indicates.

[Wounded Bear]

5. I agree....

during the debates, when Repubs liked to crow about the high negatives in the polls, they failed to mention that half, or nearly half, of the negatives were from those who thought it didn't go far enough.

[Rosanna Lopez]

6. Rasmussen claims GOP anger is hitting 'stratospheric levels'

Rasmussen: Conservative Anger Against Obamacare Hitting 'Stratospheric Levels'


http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/rasmussen-health-care-conservatives/2012/07/02/id/444211