'Nakedly Political': Dems Delay Next Year's Obamacare Enrollment Dates Until After 2014 Election eo player must be at least 300x170 pixels in order to operate.

Emily Hulsey | On 22, Nov 2013

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In a strategy to soften the blow of the public’s disapproval of the Affordable Care Act and Congressional Democrats, the Obama administration has bumped back next year’s Obamacare enrollment period to begin November 15, 2014, more than a week after the mid-term elections.
The Obama administration will delay by one month next year’s ObamaCare enrollment period, pushing what promises to be broader and even more painful disruptions to existing policies past midterm elections. With Democrats poised to lose control of the Senate, this could be a very big deal. With new regulations set to ban more policies and the prospect of millions of Americans being dumped from their employer-based health insurance, next fall promises to be a painful season for ObamaCare implementation. But by delaying the start of the enrollment season, the White House may be able to push some of the outrage past Election Day and perhaps spare vulnerable Democrats.
The move makes no effort at conveying coincidence. A Republican strategist described it as a blatantly obvious attempt at sparing some Democrats from being ousted, saying, “How nakedly political can you get?” The Treasury Department previously announced that it will delay implementation of the Employer Mandate until after the November elections as well.