:lamo The vast majority of Americans like the key provisions in the ACA..... But once its called Obamacare instead of the ACA they disagree with it...
It is true there are a lot of provisions in the ACA that the majority of Americans like, no doubt about it. But as long as the majority of Americans are opposed to the ACA it will hang around the Democrats necks like an albatross. Good, bad or indifferent the Democrats own health care.
FYI: Here is a list of Democratic senators in states where at least 55% of the citizens of those states, a few in the low 60% range opposed Obamacare when it was first passed in the senate back in 2009. These Democratic senators ignored the wishes of the people who elected them and sent them to Washington to represent them, which they did not. A few survived, but most are gone or shortly will be. Sometimes when senators tell the voters to stick it where the sun don’t shine, they bite back.
AK Begich – is losing and when the results are final, he will be gone
AR Lincoln & Pryor – Both gone, defeated in the next election after the ACA was passed
CO Bennett & Udall – Bennett survived, Udall is gone
IN Bayh – He retired without seeking re-election
LA Landrieu – In runoff in December at which time she will be gone
MO McCaskill – she survived only because the Republicans ran a nut in the form of Aiken. She had a 62% disapproval rating, Aiken had a 71% disapproval rating. With anyone but Aiken running against her, she would have been long gone, but such is life in politics.
MT Tester survived, Baucus retired instead of facing re-election
NE Nelson – retired instead of facing re-election
NC Hagan – Defeated by Tillis
SD Johnson – retired instead of facing re-election
VA Warner – looks like he will survive by the skin of his teeth.
WV Byrd and Rockefeller – Both retired instead of seeking re-election
Total 12 defeated or retired instead of facing the wrath of the people, 4 survived the odds.