Democrats worried about re-election are distancing themselves from Obama after the disastrous rollout of his health care overhaul.
At issue, said several Obama allies, is a loss of trust in the president after only 106,000 people -- instead of an anticipated half million -- were able to buy insurance coverage the first month of the new "Obamacare" websites.
In addition, some 4.2 million Americans received notices from insurers that policies Obama had promised they could keep were being canceled.
Much rests on rebuilding trust with the public, a solid majority of which now opposes "Obamacare," according to multiple polls.
Both parties will be watching on Saturday to see whether the vast majority of those who try to sign up for policies on the website will succeed, as Obama has promised.
Democrats have urged the administration to quit setting "red lines" like the Nov. 30 deadline, that carry the risk of being broken.
Republicans are launching a drive to link every Democrat to Obamacare.
In the House, the effort, based around dozens of votes to repeal the law, is about denying Democrats the gain they would need to win back the majority.
In the Senate, it's about gaining control of that chamber.
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