Support for the Affordable Care Act — former President Barack Obama’s signature achievement, which expanded access to health insurance nationwide and protected people from being denied coverage for having preexisting conditions — is now at a record high, according to a Morning Consult poll released on Tuesday.
A whopping 62% of voters support it — up 7 points this year alone.
The rise in support for the law comes as Senate Republicans rush to confirm Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, who has expressed opposition to the law. The Supreme Court will be hearing a case to invalidate Obamacare just after the election, when Barrett could help overturn the law and cause millions of Americans to lose their insurance coverage. Read the post here.