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applegrove

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Sun Apr 13, 2014, 09:14 PM Apr 2014

"Fewer Republicans think Obamacare will ruin their lives"

Fewer Republicans think Obamacare will ruin their lives

By Amanda Sakuma at MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/republicans-obamacare-approval-gallup-poll?cid=sm_facebook

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For conservatives, Obamacare was supposed to be the worst thing “since slavery.” Not only was it “a complete and total failure,” but congressional Republicans said it was pure “socialism” that would “literally” kill people. They launched 54 (unsuccessful) attempts in the last four years to blow up President Obama’s signature health care law, and even triggered a government shutdown over its implementation.

But now that open enrollments are done, and more than 7.5 million Americans have signed up for health insurance, conservatives are slowly starting to ease off the panic button.

The number of self-identified Republicans who believe the Affordable Care Act will make their lives worse plummeted by over 20 percentage points in the latest Gallup poll, out Friday. Just over one month ago, 72% of Republicans said the health care law would make their family situations worse. That dropped to 51% in a survey taken earlier this week.

With many Obamacare provisions in full swing, fewer Republicans believe the law will ruin their lives. The swift change of heart, Gallup researchers said, was likely because Republicans have found little concrete evidence to suggest that Obamacare actually hurts their health care situations. The survey fits with the president’s assertions that Republican lawmakers are going to have a hard time aggressively railing against the health care law once Americans start reaping its benefits.



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"Fewer Republicans think Obamacare will ruin their lives" (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2014 OP
This is what the GOP is most afraid of: government that works for the people applegrove Apr 2014 #1
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