I think the issue is you’re confusing social media comments with broad, overall opinions.

I’d bet most Americans don’t even know they are getting rid of the penny. Or if they saw it on the news, they forgot about it a day later. It ranks pretty low on general concerns.

Social media commentary about the issue are a tiny minority - first people need to come across the topic, then they need to muster up the effort to actually comment. People who don’t care don’t comment.

I see this mistake with a lot of people. Issues they think are top of mind across people aren’t even known by the vast majority.