Then vs. Now: Health Care Law’s Popularity
THEN: “I predict…by November those who voted for health care will find it an asset, those who voted against it will find it a liability.”
— Sen. Chuck Schumer, Meet the Press, March 28, 2010
NOW: “We knew going in that health care was going to be big….I do believe we got in the place that we’re in [i.e., the minority] because of health care reform.”
— Rep. Jim Clyburn, Morning Joe, November 8, 2010
NOW: A plurality of voters support repealing all (24%) or some (25%) of the health care law, compared to smaller numbers who believe the law should remain in place (19%) or be expanded (21%). Record low numbers of Americans believe the law will benefit them personally (only 25%) or the country as a whole (38%).
— Kaiser Family Foundation monthly tracking poll, November 2010