The supreme court has finished hearing the oral arguments presented for and against the Affordable Care Act and now we must wait for the court’s decision. As people on both sides of the issue anxiously await the result many political analysts are now looking to how the decisions will effect the upcoming 2012 Presidential Election. Current election polls have shown that President Obama maintains a steady lead over top Republican contenders if the Obama administrations signature piece of legislature were repealed it could have a negative impact on his steady general election poll numbers. However, others think that the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, may not be the worst thing to happen to the Obama campaign. Repealing the controversial law will in effect take away one of the main rallying points that Republican nominees have been using during their campaigns. As well as eliminating a line of attack for Republican contenders the repeal of the health care bill could in fact create a new “bounce back issue” for Democrats to rally behind. This was seen when the GOP harshly criticized the result of the Roe vs. Wade court ruling in 1973. The decision by the Supreme Court will most likely occur sometime around June of this year leaving plenty of time for debate on the issue and plenty of time for poll results to fluctuate.
