Monday, July 2, 2012

Kaiser poll: Majority of voters says it's time to move on from Obamacare fight

Here's the chart of the day from the Kaiser Family Foundation:

(KFF Chartpack [pdf])
This poll fielded following the Supreme Court's decision upholding the heart of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) finds a majority of Americans (56 percent) now say they would like to see the law's detractors stop their efforts to block its implementation and move on to other national problems.

Democrats overwhelmingly say opponents should move on to other issues (82 percent), as do half (51 percent) of independents and a quarter (26 percent) of Republicans.  But, seven in ten Republicans (69 percent) say they want to see efforts to stop the law continue, a view shared by 41 percent of independents and 14 percent of Democrats.

Repeal of the Affordable Care Act is the hill Mitt Romney and Mitch McConnell and House Republicans have decided to fight on. With more than two-thirds of Republicans behind them at the moment, maybe that makes sense.

But, a good chunk of Republicans are not behind them. They can't win this election with only Republican votes. Half of independents are saying, "enough already, you lost." As we get further from the ruling and people refocus on the economy and jobs, expect to see growth in the numbers of both independents and Republicans who think it's time to move on.

Keeping the repeal battle going could be the hill Republicans die on in November.


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