Obamacare Implemented in October 2012

[tmthforu94]

Had Obamacare been implemented a year earlier with the website problems/etc., would President Obama have still been able to defeat Romney?

[Franzl]

I suspect not. Presidents don't win re-election with 40% approval, whether or not it's justified.

[barfbag]

I suspect not. Presidents don't win re-election with 40% approval, whether or not it's justified.

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[Stranger in a strange land]

I suspect not. Presidents don't win re-election with 40% approval, whether or not it's justified.

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No, because Romney would have somehow bungled it, either by overplaying his hand or by making a gaffe that made him look out-of-touch.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Nah, Obama is very good at making people believe that the country's problems are somebody else's fault. Give him the chance to campaign to a captive audience and he'd talk his way out of this one too.

[Consciously Unconscious]

Obama would have found some way to blame Bush for it. 

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

Yes, Obama would still have won. Embarrasing, yes. Cost him support, no doubt, but he still would have won.



A malfunctioning website would not have changed the fundamentals of a race that had been established months earlier. It would not have turned minorities, moderates, and young people off enough to go vote for Mitt Romney.

IT'S A FREAKING WEBSITE, CALM DOWN EVERYONE.

[New_Conservative]

No way in my opinion, unless Mitt made another gaffe.

[IceSpear]

Nope. It would only take 2% of voters changing their minds to make the election a complete tossup. 4% or more and Obama loses even with the Dem electoral college advantage.

[Potus]

The President would have lost. I have a feeling the charge political climate may lead some insurance companies to release their cancellations before election day. You'd see at least 3% movement nationally. Weighted movement in Florida. Not sure about other states.

You also have to think it would have been EVEN WORSE if they had a year less.

[Wake Me Up When The Hard Border Ends]

Most likely not, the map might have ended up like this:

Giving WI narrowly to the Republicans, as Ryan was the VP candidate.