You can see they do think we are stupid. I'm sure they have said it 1000x Not just these people, people behind these people.
"Professor Gruber, what did you mean when you said 'they proposed it and that passed because the American people are too stupid to understand the difference?'" Rep. Trey Gowdy questions Jonathan Gruber. Watch the complete hearing here: http://cs.pn/1scug6J