(Bloomberg Politics) — It might come as news to Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, but a majority of Americans is not, in his words, dreaming of "repealing every word of Obamacare."
Fifty-one percent of adults say that while the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act might still require small changes, "we should see how it works," according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll. Twelve percent said President Barack Obama's signature legislative accomplishment should be left alone, 35 percent said it should be repealed, and two percent said they weren't sure.
"If we're trying to have a better society, we have to look out for all people, not just certain segments," said Sherry DuPree, 67, a retired professor from Gainesville, Florida, who participated in the poll. "It has brought people who were on the street into the doctor's."
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