With Obamacare hurtling towards November 30th, the date the White House has set as a target for making the federal website functional, it should be possible to keep the following two ideas in our heads at the same time:
1) The health law’s rollout is a disaster that is currently hurting Dems and could have political repercussions for them in 2014; if its problems continue over time, it could prove a serious long term political fiasco for them.
2) The de facto GOP stance on Obamacare — repeal it, and go back to the old system – is also politically problematic, and could even prove a political loser in its own right, even if the law continues to poll badly.