We also play this out in the 2025 election on Tuesday www.kff.org/quick-take/w...

I have no problem with polisci using these panels for experiments but not sure I understand the value of using them to measure public opinion, especially when so much data are available to them for free. thanks @ropercenter.bsky.social

Feeling pretty justified as at the time many political scientists used these sources, repeated some our questions, and kept getting different estimates. My response was simply- I think our samples are more representative of the public we claim to represent.

If you find this interesting, come check out my talk at the upcoming MAPOR conference.

This is why I think there is widespread support for continuing the enhanced premium tax credits. It is less about the connection to the ACA and more about people's overwhelming concerns about the cost of health care.

Want to see health care rank as a top voting issue again? Ask about cost.

The issue now is that health care is not a standalone issue because the priority is not expanding coverage, it is about reducing cost. We have plenty of polling that shows that concerns about health care costs are intertwined with people's economic concerns including from 2024 election.

Prior to the ACA passage, health care was right behind the economy as top issues for voters (see 2008 presidential election). I would argue that the ACA, Medicaid expansion, and the ACA enhanced premium tax credits have done a lot to make it not top of mind.

I always said we should have rebranded to the Kirzinger Family Foundation

The common myth is the ACA is so unpopular among Republicans that anything related to the ACA is also unpopular.
Yet, we consistently find that aspects of the ACA, including the marketplaces, have partisan support. Let's not forget that nearly half of people who buy their own coverage are Reps

KFF report: www.kff.org/racial-equit...

ESPN stories: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

if so, it isn't funny