Francis Wilkinson, Columnist

Why Obamacare Won't Define 2014 Race

Congressional Republicans are going to be screaming about Obamacare until they're blue in the face. If they're not careful, they may also turn their districts blue.

August 13, 2013 at 5:17 PM UTC

By Francis Wilkinson

Francis Wilkinson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US politics and policy. Previously, he was executive editor for the Week and a writer for Rolling Stone.

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Today brings news of another delay in the implementation of Obamacare -- the second significant glitch this summer. Public approval of the law has been in the pits ever since it was signed into law in March 2010. The most recent RealClearPolitics.com average of polls on Obamacare, encompassing surveys from late June to early August, shows 51.3 percent of respondents opposed and only 39.5 percent in favor.

Meanwhile, House Republicans continue to give the law no quarter, attacking it on the House floor while seeking to sabotage implementation. The constant attacks underscore the lack of consensus around the law, making it a partisan litmus test (Repeal!) for Republican voters while leaving low-information voters, who hear only the hollering, uncomfortable with it.