Poll shows most say court decisions mean Obamacare, gay marriage settled
Susan Page and Erin Raftery, USA TODAY 4:52 p.m. EDT July 15, 2015
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When it comes to their vote in 2016, Americans say they will be more focused on such issues as immigration, economic inequality and the battle against the terror group known as the Islamic State.
"If they try to repeal (Obamacare), they're going to have a lot of angry people in this country ... who haven't had health coverage and are now receiving" it, cautions Connie McKinley, 62, of Sacramento, Calif., a Hillary Clinton supporter who was among those surveyed. She says the validity of same-sex marriages has been settled, "so why sit there and hammer away?"
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By 52%-36%, those polled say officials who oppose the Affordable Care Act should take steps to improve the law but end efforts to repeal it, given the high court's decision rejecting its most serious legal challenge. But Republicans by more than 2-1, 63%-27%, say the campaign to overturn the law should continue.
On same-sex marriage, Americans by 51%-33% say local and state officials now should allow gay couples to wed in their jurisdictions even if they oppose gay marriage. On that, Republicans also tend to disagree: 49% say officials who oppose same-sex unions should take steps to resist the court's ruling and block them while 38% say they should allow them to take place.
The issue of gay marriage in particular seems to have lost some of its potential to affect next year's presidential election. Four in 10 say the issue will have no impact on their vote.
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