Poll: Obamacare Support At All Time High
A new Pew Poll found that support for Obamacare is at an all-time high. As Republicans struggle to explain how they plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, an increasing number of Americans support Barack Obama’s health care law.
The poll found that 54% of Americans approve of Obamacare while just 43% dont.
Pew found that Democrats and independents support Obamacare, while Republicans are split over whether to scrap the law or just improve it.
Source: Pew Research
“The new survey finds that when those who disapprove of the law are asked about what should happen to it now, more want GOP congressional leaders to focus their efforts on modifying the law than on getting rid of it. One-in-four adults want Republican leaders to modify the law, while 17% want them to get rid of it entirely,” Pew said in their poll summary.
The results show that even Republicans are not in favor of repealing the law. According to Pew, “Nearly equal shares say Republican leaders in Congress should focus their efforts on modifying the law (42%) and focus on getting rid of it entirely (44%).”
The poll shows a sharp increase from December when support for the health care law was mixed, with 48% supporting and 47% disaproving.
The Pew Research Center survey was conducted nationally between Feburary 7-12 among 1,503 adults.
You can read the full poll results here.
