The only reason FreedomHater-care isn't as high-profile now is that so many other front-burner matters are crowding it out

It's still a major issue as far as voters are concerned, though:

 the pundits and the press are no longer banging endlessly on the Obamacare drum, and the issue has faded from the headlines. It has not, however, faded from the minds of voters. 

An AP-GfK survey of likely voters released in October showed that the Affordable Care Act was among the top four issues on the minds of those who will head to the polls in November. The Democratic firm Democracy corps found similar results when they polled voters who are already committed to voting for either Republican or Democratic candidates this fall. 

Among Democrats, a candidate’s position on the ACA was cited by 34 percent of voters one of the three most critical issues which would determine their vote; falling just behind entitlements, women’s issues, and the economy. For Republicans, 38 percent agreed that a candidate’s stance on the ACA was one of their three most important issues, ranking just behind the rise of the Islamic State and the economy. 

All due respect to the chattering class, campaigns are often better indicators of issues which truly mater t voters. Talk is cheap, but hard-earned campaign donations are not. And, asCook Political Report analyst Elizabeth Wilner reported on Thursday, candidates – Republican candidates specifically – are spending heavily on advertising relating to the ACA.

I know it's one of the issues that will be on this post-American citizen's mind when I step into the voting booth.  Two days ago, my insurance company sent me a notice that, come January, my premium is going to go from $613.43 to $780.54.