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2. African Americans are more often Democrats than caucasian people, so, the two measures are linked

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 03:02 PM

Sep 2013

together.

Also, young people for the most part are among the few who have already seen the advantages of Obamacare: they can now be on their parents policy until 26.

What would be a more interesting measure is to correlate support for ACA to understanding of the law. A lot of people are simply misinformed (see people above 65 who are not concerned by the law but disapprove??? Many of them may not see that their family may be helped by the law, for example).

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New Pew poll on Obamacare: big partisan and racial/ethnic divides in support/opposition [View all] pampango Sep 2013 OP

The Republican Party is continuing to dig its own grave on this issue. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #1

African Americans are more often Democrats than caucasian people, so, the two measures are linked Mass Sep 2013 #2

Certainly true. I was surprised that their support went from 50% in 2009 to 91% this year. n/t pampango Sep 2013 #3