I think Obamacare is still mostly a pejorative in my community - to the point that the minority proponents have recently taken to referring to it as the Affordable Care Act in a sort of rebranding attempt.
The Patriot Act has similarly transformed into a negative, doublespeak term. I'm not surprised the lawmakers felt the need to create a new bumpersticker-named law rather than continuing to edit the old one.
I believe the Daily Show at some point asked people what they thought of Obamacare and what they thought of the Affordable Care Act, and while most people were negative about Obamacare, the very same people were very supportive of the Affordable Care Act.
The Patriot Act has similarly transformed into a negative, doublespeak term. I'm not surprised the lawmakers felt the need to create a new bumpersticker-named law rather than continuing to edit the old one.