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Originally Posted by ernie

It's amazing to me. Now that "Obamacare" is in place and people using it here in GOP heartland country, you have this interesting dynamic.

People who complain each and every day about "Obamacare" and how it needs to be repealed yada yada yada yet, unbeknownst to them, are actually using and enjoying things in the affordable care act. And that goes back to several surveys that were done before it was even enacted. The majority of people did not like Obamacare when asked the simple question of do you think it should happen or do you like it? But, gasp,those same people were in favour of every single item in the actual act if those points were separated from the name of the act or obamacare.

The bulk of the general voting populace are not educated one bit on where the parties actually stand. It's "my daddy voted republican and by gum I'm going to as well!". Heck, parents in these parts will literally disown kids for voting democrat (not kidding).

It isn't a shock that as one gets more education they tend to lean democrat. While not a perfect party by any stretch, by and large their ideas are what people agree with. If only most of the population would actually stop complaining and listen.

The GOP are in tough I think even though they will have money coming out of their ears. The way the party is set up, in order for anyone to win the republican nomination the candidate has to move very far to the right and then that will come back to bite them during the campaign. The democrats will be able to run a very centrist themed nomination season and they will do so if they are smart (which is in question).

n fact, after controlling for other state characteristics such as low per capita income population and average insurance premiums, I observe a positive association between the anti-ACA spending and ACA enrollment. This implies that anti-ACA ads may unintentionally increase the public awareness about the existence of a governmentally subsidized service and its benefits for the uninsured. On the other hand, an individual’s prediction about the chances of repealing the ACA may be associated with the volume of advertisements against it. In the states where more anti-ACA ads are aired, residents were on average more likely to believe that Congress will repeal the ACA in the near future. People who believe that subsidized health insurance may soon disappear could have a greater willingness to take advantage of this one time opportunity.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/techt...a-ads-backfire