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by Jtsummers 251 days ago
> Current Republicans are not a fan of Obamacare (honestly I'd suspect the name is at least half the reason) [emphasis added]

Republicans only have themselves to blame for the name, they started calling it that, and then the Democrats and Obama embraced it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordable_Care_Act#%22Obamaca... (follow the references for more about how the name came to be)