About those health care polls ...

David Fitzsimmons via politicalcartoons.com There's been a tremendous amount written about what we really don't know. How often has that happened (rhetorical question, you don't have to answer)? In this case, I'm referring to the public's ultimate reaction to the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, after the dust has settled. There will be plenty of pundits breathlessly explaining to you What This All Means.

We certainly don't know as much as we need to, but here are some things we do know.

Before the SCOTUS ruling:

Poll: Americans split on Supreme Court health care ruling

A poll taken days before the high court's ruling found that 43 percent of Americans said the court should not overturn the law, and 35 percent hoped it would.

The Public Religion Research Institute poll also found that one in five Americans (21 percent) had no opinion on what the court should do.

After the SCOTUS ruling:

Gallup: Americans are sharply divided over Thursday's Supreme Court decision on the 2010 healthcare law, with 46% agreeing and 46% disagreeing with the high court's ruling that the law is constitutional. Democrats widely hail the ruling, most Republicans pan it, and independents are closely divided.

See? I hope that settles things for everyone.

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