Obama's looming deadline to win back his own party

Democrats are waiting and watching to see how Healthcare.gov fares come November 30

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The Obama administration has one week left before its self-imposed deadline to get Healthcare.gov working for the vast majority of users, and a failure to hit that goal could trigger yet another round of Democratic panic over the health care law.

Democrats, nervous about how health care will play in the midterm elections, have already distanced themselves from the White House over ObamaCare's sputtering debut. And that, combined with Obama's dismal approval rating and the threat of a ramped-up Republican attack on the health care law, has them eyeing an even greater break from the president if he can't make good on his promise to have Healthcare.gov up and running on an already belated schedule.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.