Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Democrats are eager to run on Obamacare's extreme popularity

Yesterday, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz appeared with Candy Crowley, and the pair began discussing Obamacare and the 2014 elections. Crowley wondered if the epic implosion of the President's signature legislation might not be a bit of a headache for Dems seeking re-election.

Wasserman-Schultz couldn't disagree more. In fact, she thinks that Americans love Obamacare so much that Democrats are eager to run on the law's obvious popularity.

"I think Obamacare -- because Americans have been feeling the benefits since 2010. Where young adults can stay on their parents insurance until they're 26. Where on January 1^st if you have a pre-existing condition, like I do as you know as a breast cancer survivor; the peace of mind that those Americans are going to have knowing that they can never be dropped or denied coverage for that pre-existing condition. The preventative care that's available without a co-pay or deductible. Those are benefits that Americans have already been feeling and will increasingly feel as Obamacare is fully implemented. So I think, Candy, that Democrats will be run on Obamacare as an advantage heading into the 2014 election."

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Well that's just super, then! Everyone loves Obamacare, so Democrats should have no problem bragging about how great it is. Never mind that Dems in 2014 Senate races are already running from the ACA like it's a syphilitic zombie with a chainsaw, Debbie is sure they're super excited to campaign on its many, many, benefits. Unfortunately, Crowley then asked a simple question. "How many Floridians have lost their health care insurance in the private market?" Debbie stammered for a while. She trotted out the new Democrat catchphrase, "transition letter," which apparently focus tests better than "government sponsored cancellation notice." She ranted about how much better people's insurance will be once they've "transitioned" away from the policies with which they were perfectly happy. Finally, she lowers the boom:

"It is a real significant distortion to say that hundreds of thousands of people are being cancelled."

She's actually right here. "Hundreds of thousands" would indeed be a grave distortion. ...because it's actually millions. But we'll let that slide in favor of the crazy argument that she's trying to make. See, according to Wasserman-Schultz, you're not being "cancelled," you're being offered a coveted "opportunity" to upgrade. Sure, you never wanted this once in a lifetime chance, and it's being offered to you under threat of IRS persecution, but you're just being an ingrate if you point that out. The Democrats have a real problem here. They're foaming at the mouth as they try to polish coal into diamonds, but the American people aren't playing along. We already know that signups are catastrophically low, we know the President's approval rating on health care has fallen into the 30's, and if the experts are to be believed, Healthcare.gov is a long way from repair. Even when it is up and running, those who've received cancellations "transition letters" will be faced with a dose of already well-documented sticker shock. So, please, Democrats. Take Debbie's advice. Own this legislation, don't try to delay it, and run on it. You'll be doing everyone a huge favor. You can watch Wasserman-Schultz below, and be sure to"like" Robert Laurieover on Facebookand follow himon Twitter.You'll be glad you did.