OPINION OF OBAMACARE SINKS EVEN LOWER…

As the second open enrollment period for Obamacare officially kicks off, it’s at the same time that we have a new survey which would seem to indicate that the number of Americans who actually approve of the healthcare law has now hit upon that which is an all new low. Now whether or not that has anything to do with our ongoing ‘Gruber-gate’, and the accusations of voters being pretty stupid, that has yet to be determined.

This recent Gallup survey reveals that only 37 percent of respondents now support Barry’s signature domestic policy, which Republicans, set to control both houses of Congress, are hoping to repeal or, to at least, replace. And that figure is one percent less than in January when just 38 percent said they approved of the law at a time when the country was still reeling from the multitude of glitches on the federal Obamacare website, HealhCare.gov.

It’s in the new poll that a majority of Americans, or 56 percent, said they disapproved of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, which is one percent higher than the previous number in that category. And I suppose it should come as no surprise that Gallup said that the results were split along party lines, with Democrats supporting Obamacare at a much higher percentage than Republicans, 74 percent to just 8 percent.

Also according to Gallup, the approval number for independents, who have never really got behind Obamacare, fell 6 points in a month to 33 percent. Although the research showed that a majority of nonwhites still approved of the law, the number fell by 6 points to 56 percent – the first time nonwhite approval did not exceed 60 percent. Furthermore, only 29 percent of whites now approve of the law.

Gallups, Justin McCarthy said, "Americans have never been overly positive toward the ACA, at best showing a roughly equal division between approval and disapproval early on in the law's implementation." He went on to say, "The percentage of Americans who approve of the law represents a new numerical low, which could indicate a loss of faith in the law amid the aftermath of the 2014 midterms." Gee, ya think?

And apparently he felt it necessary to add, "Although the ACA, also called Obamacare, was not as dominant an issue in this year's congressional elections as it was in 2010, the issue was part of Republicans' campaign efforts to oppose the president's agenda overall. In doing that, many of the party's candidates were successful." While there may be some truth to what he says, there was, in more than a few races, a definite focus on Obamacare.

Now you would think that the information put forth by this latest survey might serve to provide to our newly elected Republican congressional majority with some level of motivation and to also serve as encouraging them to grow at least a little backbone. Backbone sufficient enough to encourage them to at least attempt to remove, once and for all, this costly burden placed on the backs of the American people by the Democrats. We’ll just have to wait and see.