◼ The White House now argues that Obamacare is an asset rather than a liability after years of political headaches caused by President Obama's signature domestic initiative. - Brian Hughes/Washington Examiner
Such thinking, however, is not reflected in most measures of perceptions about the Affordable Care Act.
Though Obama insists public opinion is on his side, more Americans still disapprove of the law than support it.
A RealClearPolitics compilation of polls over the past month, for example, shows that 42 percent of Americans support the healthcare law, while more than 52 percent of respondents oppose it....
...conservatives see little downside in trying to gut Obamacare. And they say that opposition to the law could grow as Americans file their taxes and are forced to deal with new Obamacare complications.
Far from backing down, House Republicans unveiled a budget Tuesday that would both repeal Obamacare and roll back its expansion of Medicaid.
And GOP pollsters say the president and his allies are tone deaf on the issue.
"They have a tin ear about the confusion, frustration and downright antipathy towards the law," said Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway. "They live in a parallel universe where the country loves Obamacare and it's working. The president has now turned his full attention to legacy building, wanting Obamacare to read well in the Wikipedia entry."
