… Democratic pollster Geoff Garin, who is running surveys in multiple contested Senate races, tells me his polling suggests that, whatever the very real dissatisfaction with the health law, the GOP push to repeal the law remains a minority position, and that the Dem message of “fix and improve” continues to poll better. More importantly, he suggests this could create a context in which an improving economy could mitigate the burden Obamacare is placing on Dem candidates, at least to some degree. …
If the economy picks up, Garin noted, “there will have been a demonstration that the ACA is consistent with an improving economy. That will be helpful. The more confidence people have in the president’s overall direction, the more confident they’ll likely have in generally staying the course with his signature accomplishment.” CONT.
Greg Sargent, Washington Post