Poll: Americans don’t like Obamacare, but oppose defunding it

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A new poll shows that public anxiety about Obamacare and its implementation remains high, but, like earlier polls, the latest survey also shows that the unpopularity of the law is not translating into support for Republican plans to defund Obamacare during upcoming budget negotiations.

The Kaiser Family Foundation survey released Wednesday found that 42 percent of adults have an unfavorable view of the Affordable Care Act, while 37 percent view the law favorably. Additionally, 51 percent said they didn’t know enough about Obamacare to understand how it would “impact them and their family.”

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