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Poll: Americans evenly split on Supreme Court ruling
A new poll shows that Americans are evenly split over the the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday to uphold the president's signature healthcare law, with opinions split roughly along partly lines.
The survey, released Friday by USA Today and Gallup, showed that 46 percent of Americans believe the law is constitutional, while 46 percent disagree. That's despite the law remaining somewhat unpopular — 37 percent of those surveyed said they had a favorable view, while 44 percent of respondents did not like the law.
Whether or not respondents believed the law was constitutional depended largely on an individual's party affiliation; nearly eight in 10 Democrats said the law did pass constitutional muster, while only 13 percent of Republicans did. Independents were divided, with nearly equal numbers voicing support or objection to the legislation's constitutionality.
But Americans are split on what they'd like their legislators to do about the law. Around three in 10 say they want full repeal, while two in 10 say only certain parts of the law should go. A quarter of Americans say Congress should further expand healthcare coverage, while 13 percent say the legislature should stop now.
It's also not clear how the court's decision could affect the calculus for November. While four out of every five Americans say healthcare will have some impact on which candidate they choose, only two in 10 say it will be their sole consideration.
The survey also found that Americans considered the Supreme Court's decision a political one, despite Chief Justice John Roberts bucking expectations and siding with the liberal wing. Almost two-thirds of those surveyed said politics played a major role in the decision.
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