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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Poll: Most Americans Don’t Want Congress to Repeal Obamacare

By Alex Roarty
National Journal
July 22, 2013

Americans aren’t ready to repeal Obamacare. But that doesn’t mean they think its implementation is going well.

A majority of adults don’t want to repeal the Affordable Care Act, according to the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, preferring instead to either spend more on its implementation or wait to see if changes are needed later.

But based on recent news that the White House is delaying its employer health insurance mandate, the public appears convinced that the law’s implementation is going poorly. A majority of Americans say the one-year delay is a sign the White House is ill-prepared for a law already facing mounting problems; only slightly more than one-third of adults say putting off the requirement shows the president wants to make sure implementation goes smoothly.

The entire article is here.