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Not just that, but when polled on specific policy positions, people often agree. But when polled on the policy by name, they disagree. [or the inverse]

ACA is a great example. Most of the core tenets are widely supported across the population. But, ask conservatives about the ACA by name and they often claim it's an awful law.




Ask liberals about the ACA and they’ll say it’s an awful law too, because they want single payer. The ACA is the classic please nobody compromise.

Contrariwise on abortion it doesn’t matter whether you call it abortion, choice, life, murder, or whatever else, the divide in opinions remains.




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