Despite the problems with the rollout of the Obamacare website, the results of a new poll showed that more Americans would like the healthcare law to be maintained or expanded rather than repealed.
The poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 25 percent want to keep the healthcare law as is and another 22 percent want the law to be expanded, representing a total of 47 percent.
Meanwhile, 13 percent want the law repealed and replaced with a Republican alternative and 24 percent want it repealed and not replaced for a total of 37 percent.
Kaiser noted that the poll found deep partisan divisions, with 40 percent of Democrats saying they want to expand the law, while 42 percent of Republicans want the law repealed and not replaced.
The results showing support for maintaining or expanding Obamacare would seem to be at odds with the overall negative approval rating for the law.
The Kaiser poll showed that 44 percent have an unfavorable view of Obamacare compared to 38 percent that view the law favorably.
However, the results of a separate CNN/ORC International conducted recently found that a significant segment of the population opposes Obamacare because it is not liberal enough.
CNN noted that 53 percent either support Obamacare or say it's not liberal enough, while 38 percent oppose the law for being too liberal.
The Kaiser survey of 1,513 adults was conducted October 17th through 23rd and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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