Just don’t call me late for dinner
by digby
The Republicans called health care reform Hillarycare and then Obamacare. Finally the Democrats gave in and took the name too. But they always knew this would be an issue — in the beginning:
A new NBC-Marist poll in Kentucky shows Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) barely leading challenger Alison Lundergran Grimes (D) in their closely-watched U.S. Senate race, 46 percent to 45 percent.
But the more important numbers in the survey are about ObamaCare.
The poll finds that registered voters dislike ObamaCare by a wide margin, 57 percent to 33 percent. No surprise, right?
However, when voters were asked to give their impression of “Kynect,” the state exchange created as a result of the health care law, the findings were very different with a plurality in favor, 29 percent to 22 percent.
In the end, Obamacare will be part of the lexicon. Some people will undoubtedly always hate it. But there’s a good chance this will change to a positive among most Americans.
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