Obamacare and welfare reform could boost Democrats for a generation or more . Parties in power always have to use reform to secure future voter support . Ideology aside , Republicans know health care , and reforms help them . While initial stages of implementation proved relatively uneventful , the biggest single step -- the October 1 launch of exchanges to give people the chance to buy required health coverage -- was badly botched when the government website proved dysfunctional . GOP should focus on the health care system , not just its woes .
Obamacare and welfare reform could boost Democrats for a generation or more . Parties in power always have to use reform to secure future voter support . Ideology aside , Republicans know health care , and reforms help them . GOP should focus on the health care system , not just its woes .