Fixing the Website Isn’t Enough

Amy Davidson: “Since the rollout, Obama has treated it as a given that the website will be fixed, and that everyone will remember how bad the present system has been and how much better the new one is… After five years in the White House, Obama still believes that he can go into a corner, tinker with something until it’s better, and win on the merits. The long view can serve him well, but it can also leave him unprepared when the other side won’t give up on an all-out battle. Health-care reform is the President’s signature legislative achievement, and a historic one. To preserve it, he needs to fight for it politically, state by state. This time, the Obama brand alone isn’t enough.”