3 words
You could describe the rollout of ACA ( not obamacare, I hate that term ) in 3 words, " A Painful Birth "
The problems of the website have overshadowed the birth of the ACA, and in time the website, whether it is the 30th of November or the 1st of April 2014.
The biggest problem for the GOP is that ACA has time of it's side, even if take 2015 to work as it should do, the success of ACA will hurt the GOP's hopefuls heading to towards the cold climates of Iowa and New Hampshire.
Eventually, someone like Chris Christie will have to roll with the idea of keeping the ACA on the statute books.
Yes it sounds far fetched, but having bet the farm on ACA failing, how do the GOP move forward if the ACA works?
Yes Rick Perry and Rick Santorum will be actively campaign the ACA, but if the prevailing wind blows in the Democrats favour, how does a party that has tried to actively sabotage ACA embrace it?
Any Republican running for the GOP nomination knows they cannot run on a platform of embracing ACA, but in a general election, the nominee can use do a 180 and move towards the Democrats position on healthcare.
To use that phrase " Time on your side " ACA has a future, success isn't going to be overnight, but by 2015, the fruits of ACA should be around for everyone to see.