The ObamaCare Bashing Media Fails To Turn The Public Against ObamaCare

Ever since the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges opened a month ago, the media has been relentlessly hammering on every negative story they could find. They began with the famously glitchy rollout of the website. Then they shifted to allegations of increased premiums, complete with personal horror stories that turned out to be false. From there they segued to panicky assertions of plans being terminated, even when alternative plans were available that were better and cheaper. And that doesn’t even include some of the most delusional fear mongering over mythical criticisms the right-wing could invent.

Of course, Fox News was at the forefront of this effort to propagandize the nation into believing that there were no redeeming qualities to ObamaCare, but they were by no means alone. Most of the establishment media joined in the piling on to create an impression of utter chaos and failure.

Yet through it all the American people have managed to wade through the muck and learn for themselves whether the new initiative would be of benefit to them and their families. And the result is revealed in the latest survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation that shows unequivocally where most Americans stand on the issue.

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After weeks of persistent disparagement, criticism, and lies, by most of the mainstream media, and their associated pundits and politicians, 47% of the country favors expanding ObamaCare or keeping it as is, compared to only 37% who want to repeal and/or replace it. And this poll was taken well after the problem-plagued launch of the website.

The partisan divide is notably evident. Nearly 8 out of 10 Democrats support the law, while about three quarters of Republicans oppose it. And you can guess where the Republicans are getting the information they use to form their opinions.

The poll also shows that opinions about the plan have hardly budged throughout this year despite the overwhelmingly negative press. Currently 38% have a favorable view, while 44% have an unfavorable view, a mere six point difference. The poll does not break out how many of those who hold an unfavorable view are actually supporters of the law but think it should have been more expansive.

The bottom line is that, even though there has been a concerted effort by the media, and particularly the rabid right-wing faction, to turn people against ObamaCare, it has not worked. The millions of dollars spent, and the hundreds of hours of airtime devoted, has failed to produce the animosity toward the plan and the President that they were aiming for.

This is another indication of just how impotent the Fox News driven conservative propaganda machine is when measured by real-world results. They may have high ratings that consist of the right-wing choir that is already in their congregation, but they have little affect on the population at large.

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4 thoughts on “The ObamaCare Bashing Media Fails To Turn The Public Against ObamaCare

  1. Once people learn they have been mislead by all of the hoopla created by the media, they are going to like the ACA. The stories coming out about how the insurance companies are trying to pull a fast one on people, who are too incurious to see what the law can actually do for them, and raise their rates for worse coverage only works if you don’t go out on the exchanges and see what is available. My insurance company sent a letter and it said the ACA will have no effect on my policy. That tells me there will be something better for me when I go out and check it out. I had someone tell me their insurance person said their rates were going way up and coverage way down, his response, I can’t do that and will have to see what else is available. Their response to his response, oh, well we will have to sit down and see what else is available to you. They were scamming him and as soon as he called them on it, they started singing a different tune. I have a feeling that is what all these ‘letters’ we’ve heard about are-nothing but the insurance companies trying to pull a fast one and hoping people just accept what they say.

  2. Yes, the law actually contained over 400 issues not related to health care. Some parts of the law were real job killers. For example the part that prohibits the building or expansion of a physician owned hospital.

    What these very dumb liberals don’t understand is that if someone is told they can keep their plan and their doctor, you’d had damned well better let them do it.

    Obama lied. In the end Sarah Palin will be proven right about the “death panels”.

    Liberals are even turning on Obama with this one, not because of the media, but because they are experiencing the nightmare that is Obamacare first hand.

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