Americans understand that the massive government expansion, control, and tax hike that is Obamacare will hurt the economy. Gallup also breaks down the views by political party.
Democrats are a little less likely to say the ACA will help the economy than Republicans are to say it will hurt it. The fact that independents are more likely to say it will hurt than help the economy — by a 14-percentage-point margin — is important in the context of the current presidential election.
