Vulnerable Democrats Opening Up to Obamacare Delays
Especially senators with tough re-election fights next year
A rising tide of Democrats has begun voicing support for easing the deadlines and penalties of the Affordable Care Act, showing the first cracks in party unity against GOP opposition to the health care law.
The pressure is acute in the Senate where Democrats in conservative or competitive states are lining up behind proposals to delay Obamacare, citing problems with the administration's glitch-plagued online rollout.
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If the prog polls are to be believed, no democrat should worry about re election. The reality of delaying obamacare is setting in due to big government's ineptness. Even the obedient media are having a hard time polishing this fiasco.