Health-Care Retreat Leaves Doubt Over Obama's Clout in Party

The Wall Street Journal reports:

The administrative fix wasn't sufficient for many fellow Democrats. On Friday, 39 House Democrats broke from their party and helped pass a Republican measure that would make bigger changes to the Affordable Care Act.

That was fewer defections than there would have been if Mr. Obama hadn't acted Thursday, but it was still a sign Mr. Obama is losing pull within his own party. After standing together against Republican demands for changes to the law during the government shutdown, some Democrats have been losing confidence in the administration's ability to manage problems with the law.

The Obama regime is facing tough times.