Poll: Repeal Congress, not Obamacare

Less popular than Obamacare.

Less popular than Obamacare.

The public pretty much hates all of Washington, D.C. (and why not?), but Obamacare is basically holding its own, with no public panic yet. That's what the latest NBC/WSJ poll finds.

Thirty-seven percent see it as a good idea, versus 47 percent who see it as a bad idea. That’s down from the 38 percent good idea, 43 percent bad idea in the previous survey. [...]

In the poll, 37 percent say that the website woes are a short-term technical problem that can be fixed, while 31 percent believe they point to a longer-term issue with the law’s design that can’t be corrected.

Another 30 percent think it’s too soon to say.

Which makes Obamacare, again, more popular than Republicans. By 15 points. The polling questions don't delve into whether people are opposed to Obamacare because it does too much or too little to reform the nation's health care system, but it does once again show a plurality that thinks the law just needs minor adjustments to work better. That's 38 percent of those polled, as opposed to 28 percent who think it needs a major overhaul and 24 percent (not coincidentally, about the same amount as still like Republicans) who think it should be repealed.

Compared to the 74 percent who essentially think Congress should be repealed because it "is contributing to problems in Washington rather than solving them," Obamacare is doing pretty well with the public.