Why would I be asked to provide evidence that physicians support the ACA? I expressed no position on that at all. My point is that the size of "n" gives you low statistical power and high variance in most of these surveys that we all know are of most interest to those with an axe to grind. The authors didn't, but you are extrapolating such a self-selected 1% response to a majority and then building other stuff on it. That I don't agree with, especially when you shoot down the AMA because it represents "only" 2200% of the survey sample you prefer. If I were an Obama fanboi, I'd be delighted to see people resorting to this sort of thing to mount an attack. That's it.

John, I've seen about a dozen surveys done in the last year, and about the same number back in 2010. All of them had similar findings: that either a majority or a strong majority of U.S. physicians opposed the mandate and opposed AHCA. I dare say you will not find many surveys (or any at all) that don't show an increasing distaste for the law.

My reference to the AMA is because there's a perception that AMA's support of AHCA "proves" that physicians back AHCA. AMA has been losing membership for years and their support of AHCA led to further defections.

Your "axe to grind" line is nothing but a pretext to try to discredit any non-positive information.

I have a yes/no question for you: would you find the views of U.S. physicians on AHCA to be a critical factor?