Millennials Abandon Obama and Obamacare
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 11:25 am
A majority of America's youngest adults would vote to recall the president.
Cambridge, MA – Young Americans are turning against Barack Obama and Obamacare, according to a new survey of millennials, people between the ages of 18 and 29 who are vital to the fortunes of the president and his signature health care law. A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29- year-olds by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, finds a solid majority of Millennials disapprove of the comprehensive health reform package that the president signed into law in 2010, regardless of whether the law is referred to as the “Affordable Care Act” (56%: disapprove) or as “Obamacare” (57%: disapprove). Less than three-in-ten uninsured Millennials say they will definitely or probably enroll in insurance through an exchange if and when they are eligible.
The IOP’s newest poll results – its 24th major release since 2000 – also show a majority (52%) of Millennials would choose to recall President Obama. The poll also finds President Obama’s job approval rating at the lowest level reported (41%) since the beginning of his presidency.
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/iop-has-rele ... -year-olds
The results blow a gaping hole in the belief among many Democrats that Obama's two elections signaled a durable grip on the youth vote. Indeed, millennials are not so hot on their president.
The most startling finding of Harvard University's Institute of Politics: A majority of Americans under age 25--the youngest millennials--would favor throwing Obama out of office.
Cambridge, MA – Young Americans are turning against Barack Obama and Obamacare, according to a new survey of millennials, people between the ages of 18 and 29 who are vital to the fortunes of the president and his signature health care law. A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29- year-olds by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, finds a solid majority of Millennials disapprove of the comprehensive health reform package that the president signed into law in 2010, regardless of whether the law is referred to as the “Affordable Care Act” (56%: disapprove) or as “Obamacare” (57%: disapprove). Less than three-in-ten uninsured Millennials say they will definitely or probably enroll in insurance through an exchange if and when they are eligible.
The IOP’s newest poll results – its 24th major release since 2000 – also show a majority (52%) of Millennials would choose to recall President Obama. The poll also finds President Obama’s job approval rating at the lowest level reported (41%) since the beginning of his presidency.
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/iop-has-rele ... -year-olds