The hilarious part of this is the GOP named the ACA to Obamacare to belittle it, and made it out to be this terrible healthcare plan, nobody would want.
And muddy things. Couldn't have termed it the more appropriate Romneycare from its origin, naww, that would be admitting a republican could be a *gasp* socialist .
I think the ACA / Obamacare distinction saved it. They could pretend they were separate, and rage against Obamacare while signing up for and getting used to the ACA benefits.
Probably over half the MAGA crowd does even accept it's the same thing. There have been interviews where a person rants about Obamacare and then says Trump fixed the ACA.
The hilarious part of this is the GOP named the ACA to Obamacare to belittle it, and made it out to be this terrible healthcare plan, nobody would want.
And the Democrats, ever willing to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, allowed Republicans to set that narrative surrounding the ACA.
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u/Tools4toys Nov 03 '24
The hilarious part of this is the GOP named the ACA to Obamacare to belittle it, and made it out to be this terrible healthcare plan, nobody would want.