The coronavirus crisis and the administration’s halting response to it have cost President Trump support from one of his most crucial constituencies: America’s seniors. … For years, Republicans and Mr. Trump have relied on older Americans, the country’s largest voting bloc, to offset a huge advantage Democrats enjoy with younger […] Read more »
Ten years later, Obamacare is as popular as it’s ever been
As the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, turns 10 years old on Monday, the health care law is as popular as it has ever been, according to new numbers from the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll. Forty-two percent of all registered voters believe the law is a good […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Sanders knocks Biden out of first, majority thinks Trump wins
Bernie Sanders pushes Joe Biden out of the frontrunner spot for the Democratic nomination, capturing a record 31 percent support among primary voters in a new Fox News Poll. This is the first 2020 Fox national poll that finds Biden not leading the Democratic race. … Among all voters, all […] Read more »
Nearly 10 Years after Its Enactment, the Affordable Care Act is More Popular Than Ever
With the Supreme Court today considering whether to take up a case that seeks to overturn the entire Affordable Care Act, the latest KFF tracking poll finds that a clear majority (55%) of the public now views the law favorably – its highest rating in more than 100 KFF polls […] Read more »
Sanders’ Goal to Provide Basic Necessities for All
Sen. Bernie Sanders, for the moment the front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, has built his campaign on the idea that the U.S. government should provide all Americans with many of the basic necessities of life. … What follows are six questions and answers about Sanders’ broad […] Read more »
Democrats Like Both the Public Option and Medicare-for-all
With the first votes of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary season approaching, large majorities of Democrats – and most of the public overall – support both of the major approaches primary candidates have put forward to expand coverage and make health care more affordable, though a public option remains significantly […] Read more »