Support for President Obama's health care law has dropped 16 points in the past month -- and that's just among Democrats.
The finding, from a CBS News poll, is one of several startling numbers from polls released in recent days showing rapidly eroding public support for Obama's signature legislative accomplishment in the wake of its botched rollout.
Some highlights from the CBS poll:
— Just 58 percent of Democrats now approve of Obamacare, which is down from 74 percent in the same poll taken in October. Independents now oppose the law 67 percent to 27 percent. Last month, disapproval among independents was a much narrower 55 percent to 38 percent.
— Just 11 percent of those surveyed said the signup process for Obamacare’s health exchanges is going well.
— An even lower number (7 percent!) of those surveyed said Obamacare “is working well and should be kept in place as is.” In comparison, 48 percent said it needs at least some changes and 43 percent favor full repeal.
And from Tuesday's Washington Post-ABC poll:
— Americans aged 18 to 39 (a key demographic in Obama’s presidential election victories), now oppose the law by a 59 percent to 38 percent margin. Under the law, many younger and healthier Americans are being expected to pay more for insurance to help offset the costs to insurers of covering older and sicker enrollees, particularly those with pre-existing conditions.
Via: Washington Examiner
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