‘How heavy is that water?’ Reporter taken to task for spin of O-care poll
http://twitter.com/#!/JohnEkdahl/status/441673175773220864
A new Gallup poll regarding the popularity, or lack thereof, of Obamacare found only 17 percent of Democrats saying the ACA has “helped” them.
http://twitter.com/#!/stuartpstevens/status/441668764103618560
Sarah Kliff, formerly of the Washington Post and now with Ezra Klein’s “Project X,” put a spin on those numbers. Kliff said that it’s not necessarily bad that only 17 percent of Dems say the law “helped” them:
http://twitter.com/#!/sarahkliff/status/441669319064580096
So, the law hasn’t touched the lives of a lot of people yet, and therefore hasn’t “helped” many, hence the low approval number?
Wasn’t the original Obamacare sales pitch that it would help almost everybody? From premium reductions…
http://twitter.com/#!/patpaule/status/441672022733488128
http://twitter.com/#!/AmyOtto8/status/441670768124903424
I'm so old I remember when Obama said the opposite.
buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynsk…— (@DrewMTips) March 06, 2014
To the “you can keep your plan” Lie of the Year…
http://twitter.com/#!/smittie61984/status/441674519108149248
Millions of cancellation letters and untold increased premiums later, it isn’t difficult in the least to understand the latest Gallup poll. No administration-style spin necessary.
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