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Republicans Like Obama's Ideas Better When They Think They're Donald Trump's
A new poll shows how much Americans' policy opinions depend on the politician endorsing them.
[Barack Obama/Donald Trump] has praised the idea of universal health care. Do you agree or disagree with [Obama/Trump] about universal health care?
Obama supports the idea of universal health care. So does Trump, who said in the 1990s, "I believe in universal health care. I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better.”
Opinions on health care are deeply polarized, and policies tend to get more support from the right when Obama's name isn't attached -- Kentucky residents, for instance, dislike "Obamacare," but feel considerably less hostility toward Kynect, the state-run health exchange.
The same principle holds true in this survey. Democratic support for universal health care dwarfs Republican support among respondents who were told Obama endorsed the policy. But respondents from both parties were about equally likely to agree with universal health care when they were told Trump supported it. Republicans were significantly more likely to agree with Trump, while the percentage of Democrats who said they weren't sure how they felt about universal health care jumped from 8 percent to 33 percent when Trump was the one endorsing the idea.
It goes on and on like that
A new poll shows how much Americans' policy opinions depend on the politician endorsing them.
[Barack Obama/Donald Trump] has praised the idea of universal health care. Do you agree or disagree with [Obama/Trump] about universal health care?
Obama supports the idea of universal health care. So does Trump, who said in the 1990s, "I believe in universal health care. I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better.”
Opinions on health care are deeply polarized, and policies tend to get more support from the right when Obama's name isn't attached -- Kentucky residents, for instance, dislike "Obamacare," but feel considerably less hostility toward Kynect, the state-run health exchange.
The same principle holds true in this survey. Democratic support for universal health care dwarfs Republican support among respondents who were told Obama endorsed the policy. But respondents from both parties were about equally likely to agree with universal health care when they were told Trump supported it. Republicans were significantly more likely to agree with Trump, while the percentage of Democrats who said they weren't sure how they felt about universal health care jumped from 8 percent to 33 percent when Trump was the one endorsing the idea.
It goes on and on like that
