People Like 'Obamacare' Less Than 'Affordable Care Act'

Republicans coined “Obamacare” as an ominous putdown—and to avoid ever having to refer to the president’s signature health-care law by its loftier official title, “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” Yet for the past year or so, Democrats—including Obama himself—have adopted the term themselves in an effort to turn Obamacare from an insult into a catchy, positive brand name.