There has been quite a bit in the news lately about public opposition to the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare). It seems that most recent polls indicate most are opposed (see http://www.realclearpolitics.com/).

But are the polls asking the right question? It seems to me you could oppose the law because you think it goes too far. Or you could oppose the law because it doesn’t go far enough.

Or you could generally agree with the aims law and disagree with parts. (And either support the law or not.)

You could want total repeal or perhaps just a modification of what you don’t like. You could want total repeal and replaced with no reform at all. Or you could want it repealed and replaced with a single payer system or another system.

This is really too complicated to just look at one number as a gauge of public opinion.

Another question would be does public opinion really reflect problems in the law or just how effective one side or the other is in presenting the case to the public.