A new survey has found that a majority of Republicans and Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters back the extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits at the center of the government shutdown fight.
The poll, released Friday and conducted by the nonpartisan health policy research organization KFF, indicates that 59 percent of Republicans and 57 percent of supporters of the MAGA movement favor extending the tax credits.
A majority of Democrats and Independents also support the extension of the ACA tax credits.
The total share of the general public that would like to see the tax credits extended sits at 78%, more than three times the share of the public that doesn’t.
The survey’s findings also indicate that most of the public is unaware the enhanced ACA tax credits may