Post by ShivaTD on Oct 2, 2013 11:06:55 GMT
According to a recent CNBC poll:
Of course "Obamacare" and the Affordable Care Act are exactly the same thing which shows how stupid many Americans are when it comes to discussing "Obamacare" or more properly called the Affordable Care Act in the United States. This study result is taken out of context and it is good to read the entire context of the statistic.
So we can reach at least three conclusions.
First of all Americans are fundamentally stupid when they express their opinions about the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") and many tend to make their judgments based upon the name as opposed to the content or effects of the law.
Next is the fact that regardless of what we call it the majority of Americans don't oppose it.
Finally, based upon this study, the majority of Americans believe "Its the law of the land. Let's give it a try."
Forty-six percent oppose Obamacare and 37 percent oppose ACA.
First thing: 30 percent of the public don't know what ACA is, vs. only 12 percent when we asked about Obamacare. More on that later.
Now for the difference: 29 percent of the public supports Obamacare compared with 22 percent who support ACA. Forty-six percent oppose Obamacare and 37 percent oppose ACA. So putting Obama in the name raises the positives and the negatives. Gender and partisanship are responsible for the differences. Men, independents and Republicans are more negative on Obamacare than ACA. Young people, Democrats, nonwhites and women are more positive on Obamacare.
By way of context, a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll asked if respondents believe the new health care law is a good or bad idea. Their results: 31 percent think it's a good idea and 44 percent say bad idea—roughly in line with the Obamacare response. A quarter of respondents said they didn't know enough to have an opinion, equal to the share in the CNBC poll who don't know or are neutral on Obamacare.
The numbers about support for Obamacare vs. Affordable Care might seem at odds with the results CNBC released earlier this week showing Americans oppose defunding the new health care by a 44 percent to 38 percent margin and strongly opposed defunding it if it means shutting down the government.
Bill McInturff, a Republican pollster who conducts the survey for CNBC along with Democratic pollster Peter Hart, says Americans could be saying, whether they support it or not, "It's the law of the land. Let's give it a try."
www.cnbc.com/id/101064954
Now for the difference: 29 percent of the public supports Obamacare compared with 22 percent who support ACA. Forty-six percent oppose Obamacare and 37 percent oppose ACA. So putting Obama in the name raises the positives and the negatives. Gender and partisanship are responsible for the differences. Men, independents and Republicans are more negative on Obamacare than ACA. Young people, Democrats, nonwhites and women are more positive on Obamacare.
By way of context, a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll asked if respondents believe the new health care law is a good or bad idea. Their results: 31 percent think it's a good idea and 44 percent say bad idea—roughly in line with the Obamacare response. A quarter of respondents said they didn't know enough to have an opinion, equal to the share in the CNBC poll who don't know or are neutral on Obamacare.
The numbers about support for Obamacare vs. Affordable Care might seem at odds with the results CNBC released earlier this week showing Americans oppose defunding the new health care by a 44 percent to 38 percent margin and strongly opposed defunding it if it means shutting down the government.
Bill McInturff, a Republican pollster who conducts the survey for CNBC along with Democratic pollster Peter Hart, says Americans could be saying, whether they support it or not, "It's the law of the land. Let's give it a try."
www.cnbc.com/id/101064954
So we can reach at least three conclusions.
First of all Americans are fundamentally stupid when they express their opinions about the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") and many tend to make their judgments based upon the name as opposed to the content or effects of the law.
Next is the fact that regardless of what we call it the majority of Americans don't oppose it.
Finally, based upon this study, the majority of Americans believe "Its the law of the land. Let's give it a try."
