Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing about the hotly contested Affordable Care Act: When it comes to voter intensity, the GOP holds a clear upper hand. But a trio of major liberal groups hopes to change that in coming months, with plans to spend tens of millions of dollars persuading residents in a dozen key states to vote for Democrats based on the issue. …
The law also remains unpopular with voters overall and has yet to provide a significant boost to Democrats even after the administration exceeded its enrollment goals.
“The real issue is whether they can make it more intense for Democrats,” said Robert J. Blendon, a health policy and political analysis professor at Harvard University. “In off-year elections, it’s intensity, not public opinion, that matters.” CONT.
Juliet Eilperin & Sandhya Somashekhar, Washington Post