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It's 52% in kentucky and 52% in louisiana. and republicans who can't stop talking about repeal, they are not doing too well. take louisiana governor bobby jindal. here's what he said about the law. >> every governor's got two critical decisions to make. in louisiana we're not doing either one of those things. i don't think it makes sense to do those. we don't need the government running our health care. >> full repeal and full replace are the better way to go. >> "the new york times" finds governor jindal has got a negative 14% job approval. i wonder if blocking health care to people was a fac...

No way he will expand medicaid. so the legislature is trying to put it to a referendum. a state committee will consider the bill this week. a local editorial says passing it is a no brainer. quote, how can senators not approve? how could the state not allow voters to decide if they want to expand medicaid. governor jindhal's refusal is denying 242,000 people in florida insurance. these are real people. needlessly losing out on care. >> this does frustrate me. states they have chosen not to expand medicaid for no other reason than political spite. you've got 5 million people who could be adding...

I'm quoting here "irreparable harm and damages." to repeat, the state is suing over the use of its tourism logo because it's the use of said logo causing harm, injury and damage, not bobby jindal denying health insurance to 242,000 of his constituents. joining me, anna galland, executive director of moveon.org. >> my first reaction was disbelief. that quickly became something akin to outrage. there are 242,000 people in louisiana who don't have health care. the fact that they don't have health care is a choice by the elected officials in louisiana. it's not a necessity. instead of dealing with...

Problem that does not exist? >> i think that's pretty close and i think it comes from a real no-compromise, small-state gun rights group that's trying to get this done, not from the overwhelming majority of citizens in the state. for so long, though, they've had the field to themselves and hasn't been a coordinated, organized opposition. now you're starting to see that. mow these dynamics are changing and now this is an equation that's no longer how it's used to being and we're seeing bills that were supposed to be done already going to the last minute of the last day. >> sounds like there's a...

Problem that does not exist? >> i think that's pretty close and i think it comes from a real no-compromise, small-state gun rights group that's trying to get this done, not from the overwhelming majority of citizens in the state. for so long, though, they've had the field to themselves and hasn't been a coordinated, organized opposition. now you're starting to see that. mow these dynamics are changing and now this is an equation that's no longer how it's used to being and we're seeing bills that were supposed to be done already going to the last minute of the last day. >> sounds like there's a...