There's nothing like a little buyer's remorse to make people appreciate what they already have. The total disaster that has been Trumpcare so far—the eviscerating of Medicaid, the 24 million people that will be kicked off their insurance, the massive tax breaks to the rich—has apparently made people take a second look at the law we already have, and suddenly fall in love with it.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Fifty-five percent of Americans now support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a major turnaround from five months ago when 42% approved and 53% disapproved. This is the first time a majority of Americans have approved of the healthcare law, also known as Obamacare, since Gallup first asked about it in this format in November 2012. […]
Republicans, Democrats and independents are all more likely to approve of the ACA now than in November, a few days after Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election left Republicans in control of the legislative and executive branches. Independents have led the way in this shift toward approval, increasing by 17 percentage points compared with 10-point changes for both Republicans and Democrats. When including "leaners" (independents who lean toward either the Republican or Democratic Party) in the totals for both major party groups, Democratic approval has increased by 16 points, compared with eight points for Republicans.
Here's what that looks like:
That makes Obamacare 20 points more popular than popular vote loser Donald Trump.
And don't think moderate Republicans aren't paying attention to that while Zombie Trumpcare lives.