It appears that there is considerable public opposition to the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). House Speaker John Boehner cited this opposition to Obamacare in calling the House bill to to fund federal agencies past Sept. 30 and defund Obamacare.

I think saying a majority of Americans oppose Obamacare is an over simplification and wrote a bit about that.

I find it rather hard to believe that a majority wants to go back to a system where insurers can deny coverage because of pre-existing conditions (or they believe the applicant is likely to make too many claims). Or a system that allows insurers to place caps on benefits so if you develop a serious condition the policy just pays until a certain point and you are stuck with any bills after that point.

How can we conclude that a majority oppose the law when other surveys show many people just don’t know much about the law?