By Robert Laurie —— Bio and Archives December 23, 2013
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Only 35% of those questioned in the poll say they support the health care law, a 5-point drop in less than a month. Sixty-two percent say they oppose the law, up four points from November. Nearly all of the newfound opposition is coming from women. "Opposition to Obamacare rose six points among women, from 54% in November to 60% now, while opinion of the new law remained virtually unchanged among men," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said. "That's bad news for an administration that is reaching out to moms across the country in an effort to make Obamacare a success."So, in his effort to drag women into his ACA web, the President has actually managed to turn more of them against the plan. Disapproval remains relatively uniform regardless of age or income and this is the first time CNN polls have ever seen overall opposition top 60%. CNN tries to help the President out by revealing that 15% of the people who dislike the law say that it's not liberal enough, but even that number is declining. Meanwhile, 63% say it's making their coverage more expensive and only 7% say the ACA will live up to its name and make coverage more "affordable." 42% say that they are "personally worse-off" under ObamaCare. Liberals may like to cling desperately to that 15%, but it's positively overwhelmed by the reality of what the law is doing to ordinary American households. Plus, if they were to make the law more liberal to appease the 15%, they'd likely lose that support elsewhere. We're sure the President is somewhere in Hawaii, sitting on a beach, sipping a Mai Tai and telling his buddies that "the polls don't matter." Ignore them. Everything will be fine. That's always the battle cry when your numbers are upside down.
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