How is Obamacare not a disaster for the Democratic party? (revised)

[Skinner]

49. You know what's funny?

There are people on DU who keep telling us that politics shouldn't be about party over policy. But then they argue against policy by saying it'll make Democrats lose votes. They'll dump on the Democrats the day before an actual election, loudly proclaiming how they refuse to compromise their sacred principles, but when we're a year out from an election they are all worried about winning.

Let me be clear: If Democrats lose in 2014 because of Obamacare, I'll be disappointed -- but the loss will be worth it. Because we actually did something good that will make a big difference for millions of people. This is why we run for office in the first place -- to do some good. And Obamacare, despite its flaws, is the most important piece of legislation of my lifetime. If we lose, so be it. As long as we never go back to the much-worse health care system we had before.

It sucks that this woman is paying a higher premium. I don't know anything about her old health plan -- maybe it was amazing. (Actually no, it probably wasn't amazing, otherwise it wouldn't have been canceled.) But I do know quite a lot about her new plan -- it's going to actually provide her with health care coverage if/when she needs it.