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Left of obamacare. >> if i can add to kirstens question, you werent cynical enough. when obama announced the delay originally, he was hoping that it would apply to a very small number of people because a large number accepted they werent required to do obamacare, it would kick out the financial struts under the exchanges you need these people to go. he was pretending allowing people to go without it. but he did it in a way that would minimize the number. under the new dispensation you could get ...

Them in those seats because voters want a check and balance in washington. they know theres too much government in their health care and their lives. >> but republicans could take a lesson. democrat came close in a message to amend, not end obamacare. they need to offer more than just no. >> they need to replace it. there are some good aspects of it, but most of it is garbage. >> democratic strategists acknowledge this defeat does not bode well for them in november. obamacare, they say, is a dee...

Just realize its time to move on and fight another battle. others said, you know, this is a good thing, and you heard the white house trying to spin it there. thoughts on the implications and what it means, and do democrats in vulnerable red states look at that and start distancing themselves even further from the president? >> if they conclude it really was about obamacare, then they may have to be doing something on obamacare. i dont think that its clear it was about obamacare. even jolly was ...

>> although she underperformed 2010 as well. so shes -- she kind of underperformed as well. george, this issue, obamacare, for republicans across the board, is it the issue, and is it enough to take them into november? or is it like something that is hanging out there thats almost too good to be true? >> right, its too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true, because what people dont need to be told this about obamacare, they have made up their mind about that. but as charles said, o...

>> near the end, sebelius was asked to promise there would be no more obamacare delays. she would only go as far as saying there are no planned delays. >> more on this with the panel. mike, thank you. in americas election headquarters tonight, a republican victory in a florida special election that seemed by some as a bellwether for novembers midterms. john roberts on the national implications of florida district 13. >> it was a come from behind victory even republicans who backed david jolly ...

And this is not a new piece? >> the new piece is not the hardship exemption, which has always been part of the law. it allowed people who could not find an affordable option to also have the option of purchasing a catastrophic policy. that is the new piece. >> although sebelius said there wont be an official delay. >> are you going to delay the mandate that individuals have to buy government approved health care or pay a tax? >> no, sir. >> are you going to delay the open enrollment beyond march...

Disintegrativ disintegrative. >> vernon, we thank you for your time tonight. well follow this, obviously, as this develops. >> youre welcome. floridas special election goes to the republican. many people think its because of obamacare. well look at how the issue will play in the midterms and the entire issue of obamacare with the fox all stars in a moment. ♪ ♪

Narrowly lost, she carried this district by five points. thats her advantages. mr. jollys disadvantages were first of all, he had been a washington lobbyist, which is a toxic label to have down there. second, he had a nine-week primary that depletes his fnlss, that doesnt end until january 14th. on february 7th, they sent out absentee ballots. this turned out to be a mobilization election. off year elections usually are. 63% of people turn out, are mobilized by the hoopla. who is going to be mob...

Care benefits or their social security so i think theyll react negatively to any cuts in the medicare advantage program. theyre going to look at how am i going to be better off in the end run? >> they thought they would be better off voting republican, worried obamacare would squeeze their retirement funds. >> obamacare is we dont care. thats what obamacare is. >> in fact, a recent analysis by a consulting firl said seniors would pay an average $904 a year in benefit reductions and increased pre...

Now back here to the u.s. and to the health care law. the individual mandate has always been considered by friends and foes of obamacare alike to be the heart of the law. the white house argued just that point at the u.s. supreme court. well, it turns out millions of people can now get out of it. by filling out a short form. so is the administration delaying the individual mandate now as well? chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is on capitol hill with that story. >> health and human ...