That would be lack of – Anderson Cooper on ObamaCare Enrollment: ‘I Don’t Buy That They Don’t Have Those Numbers’ | NewsBusters.

The other thing that they can’t give you a figure on how many people have actually signed up I just don’t buy. I mean, I just don’t believe that, you know, because, and they’re, you know, what they’re, what they’re promoting is, “Well, we had all these unique visitors. We had an overwhelming number of people actually looking.” But actually signing up, actually creating accounts, the fact they’re not able to give numbers to me, I just, I just don’t buy that they don’t have those numbers.

What do they recommend for people who have been trying to sign up for days now? What’s their advice?

Perhaps Anderson should speculate on why the Government either doesn’t have the numbers of won’t reveal them. The answer is obvious for anyone with a iota of common sense, because the numbers are embarrassingly low. For the short term, they are low because the website is an amateur hour disaster. Longer term they may be low because people don’t sign up, or they may be high as people clamor for coverage.

Regarding the sign up question, my advice is simple and only one word long:

W A I T !!!

The reasons to wait include:

1. Coverage will not start until January 1st, 2014
2. Coverage and subsidies will be the same whether you submit your application today, tomorrow or December 15th, 2013. (After Dec 15th, your effective date slips)
3. The plans will not SELL OUT! The plans available today will be available tomorrow, or Decemeber 15th or March 31st (when open enrollment ends)

Bummer, doesn’t sound like Obamacare is winning any popularity contests… Only 2 People Attend ‘Obamacare and You!’ Event in South Carolina | The Weekly Standard.

Last night, the organization formerly known as President Obama’s reelection campaign, Organizing for Action, held an Obamacare event in Greenville, South Carolina. The event was called “Obamacare and You!”

“Let’s discuss what this Affordable Care Act means for you and your community. This session will help you understand the benefits and will equip you to spread the word about the benefits of Obamacare in your community. Come out and get the facts!!,” the event advertisement said.

But it wasn’t widely attended. Only two people, in addition to the two organizers, showed up.

Obamacare marketplace could get partial rebuild.

“No one would design a shopping site” on which people were required to input a large amount of personal data before being shown what’s offered, Wu said, noting that most visitors to both the federal and state exchange sites when they launched Oct. 1 wanted to compare prices rather than sign up for coverage right away.

Yea, no kidding. The exception being an arrogant government institution.

Tom Sullivan’s “Money” Commentary: Obama’s Big #ObamaCare Mistake – Tom Sullivan Radio Show. (video @ link).

Obamacare glitches: why they might help end government shutdown – CSMonitor.com.

The problems with the main Obamacare website – Healthcare.gov – appear to be more than just glitches
And perhaps even more ominously for the Obama administration, some consumers are discovering that their premiums are going to skyrocket, and they are threatening just to pay the penalty and “self-insure.” Young adults, too, are pushing back on the requirement to buy insurance. If enough healthy people don’t buy into the new system, leaving insurance companies with risk weighted toward unhealthy people who cannot be denied coverage, no matter the cost, the system will collapse.

As those two scenarios (flawed website, unhappy consumers) have become clearer, some House Republicans have concluded that trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is no longer the best path to ending the government shutdown and lift the debt ceiling. Instead, they would be fine with changes to the tax code and entitlement reforms. And therein lies the path to a deal with President Obama.

Color me skeptical. I believe the exchange will be fixed, at least to a marginally useable level. The young invincibles and high premiums for many, that may work but color me still skeptical. I can’t imagine a roadblock that will cause this administration to surrender Obamacare.