Pew poll: ACA - 88% of republicans disapprove, 74% of Democrats approve, 84% of liberal Democrats approve

[pampango]

Views of the Affordable Care Act remain generally unchanged over the past year. More continue to disapprove (51%) than approve (43%) of the law.

Republicans remain more unified in their opposition to the law than Democrats are in support of it. Nearly nine-in-ten Republicans (88%) disapprove of the law and just 10% approve of it; among Democrats, 74% approve and 20% disapprove.

Liberal Democrats are especially supportive of the ACA (84% approve and 12% disapprove). Moderate and conservative Democrats approve of the law by a somewhat smaller margin (66% to 28%).

More college graduates approve of the law (51%) than those with only some college experience (43%) or no college (38%).



http://www.people-press.org/2014/10/23/as-midterms-near-gop-leads-on-key-issues-democrats-have-a-more-positive-image/

The overwhelming republican opposition raises the overall percentage who disapprove to 51%.

[Mister Nightowl]

1. 100% of Norwegian-American men named Simon in Kansas City approve

(I'm pretty sure that only I fit that particular description)

[yeoman6987]

2. This is so strange

I would imagine a very small percentage of Republicans even are on ACA. Next year will be different though when businesses drop health insurance and has employees to on ACA. Maybe that is the fear.

[still_one]

3. The reason why 11 to 28% of the Demo disapprove is because they want socialized medicine

Or Medicare for all

The poll is misleading. Ask the question how many people want Medicare for all, I think the results would not be so skewed

[pampango]

4. Do you think that more republicans would support "socialized medicine" than the ACA? I know most Democrats

(the more liberal the more supportive would be my guess) would support Medicare for all. But the conservative media does a pretty good job of whipping up the fear of the republican base when they warn about 'socialized' medicine.

For the results to be less "skewed" you would need to have a higher degree of republican approval for a health care reform and I don't see that greater approval coming with 'socialized medicine'. I hope I'm wrong and you're right.

[still_one]

7. More repupublicans would I believe, though not a majority of them for sure. However, the

independents plus the Democrats would far out number any republican opposition for Medicare for all.

I also believe that because the Democrats on the left are pretty much all or nothing, this poll is not a true reflection.

The link also indicates the midterms are a reflection of Obama, and I believe that is because of the Democrats who are more liberal why that is so. The republicans walk in step 99% of the time. If the poll was worded with specific people instead of generalities, I believe the Democrats would come out ahead.

Unfortunately in the short term I agree with you, socialized medicine is not in the cards, but I do believe it will eventually happen

[JI7]

10. It's not misleading

Those who tend to oppose are conservative leaning

[Orsino]

5. Wonder how many of the Republican 88% are benefiting from the ACA? n/t

[bigwillq]

6. I support the ACA

It has its flaws, but I think it's a good start. It's already been beneficial for so many people. I don't want to see it repealed. I hope our Congressmen and women work to improve it rather than repeal it.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Peice Of Missing Data

87.8% of republicans don't know what is in the ACA.

[kelliekat44]

9. And of the 88% who disapprove, how many are actually insured by the ACA or have a family memeber

insured? I believe if the people who disapprove should not be allowed to sign up for it.

[blkmusclmachine]

11. GOP:

"Let 'em die! Let 'em die! Let 'em die!"
(2012 RNC)

[Doctor_J]

12. very discouraging. we're going to be saddled with this travesty forever

The highest costing, worst healthcare in the world. Being a liberal used to mean having principles that didn't change depending on who lives in the white house. Apparently that is no longer true

[stevenleser]

13. LOL