Anyone surprised? Didn’t think so.
Via National Journal:
Minorities continue to offer a bulwark of support for the Affordable Care Act, according to the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll.
But the deepening discrepancy between their views of Obamacare and their support for President Obama’s reelection last year shows skepticism about whether the big social-welfare program has worked touched even the White House’s most ardent supporters.
A battery of questions about who benefits from the health care law, whether it should be repealed, and what’s to blame for its rocky rollout all reveal a portion of the electorate that’s far more favorable to the sweeping reform than the country overall and their white counterparts. Given the strong Democratic lean of that group, their support is not a surprise.
Asked about the implementation of the law, 62 percent of nonwhites said “the law is experiencing temporary problems and will ultimately produce a better health care system.” Just 39 percent of whites think the same, while 46 percent of all adults share that view. […]
The relatively strong support of minorities—along with liberal whites—is largely responsible for whatever support Obamacare still has after the disastrous rollout of HealthCare.gov. But that doesn’t mean they’re thrilled with the law, either. Roughly 80 percent of the country’s nonwhite voting population supported Obama over Mitt Romney in 2012. That’s much larger than the percentage of minorities who think Obamacare is a good idea. Barely half, 51 percent, think the law will make things better for “people like you and your family.”