Thoughts on the ABC News/WaPo Obamacare Poll

Published April 1, 2014 4:26pm ET



A newly released ABC News/Washington Post poll has some liberals feeling giddy. The poll shows Obamacare suffering from only a 2-point public-approval deficit among registered voters—with 48 percent in support and 50 percent in opposition. According to RealClearPolitics, that’s the best polling result for Obamacare since the last time ABC News and the Washington Post asked that same question (in late January), at which point Obamacare suffered from a 1-point deficit—47 to 48 percent.  In other words, the new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that Obamacare is slightly less popular than it was two months ago.  This is the polling result for which liberals have been waiting?

The new poll offers even less good news for Obamacare supporters when it comes to those who feel “strongly.”  Among registered voters who feel “strongly” (either way), the poll finds that only 27 percent support Obamacare, while 39 percent oppose it.  Liberals can take some solace, however, in this 12-point approval deficit’s being slightly smaller than the 13-point approval deficit (26 to 39 percent) among those who felt “strongly” in January’s ABC News/WaPo poll.

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