I think you give Obama too much credit. It would have been met with the same resistance if Hillary put it through, or anyone else.
Undoubtedly. If it had of been Clinton-, Pelosi-, Reid- or (name your hated Democrat) -Care, it would have been equally as hated. The name carries more opposition than the program itself, as evidenced by the number of people who like/use ACA but dislike Obamacare.