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MORE BAD OBAMACARE POLL NEWS FOR THE DEMOCRATS: AP-GfK poll: Health law seen as eroding coverage.

Americans who already have health insurance are blaming President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul for their rising premiums and deductibles, and overall 3 in 4 say the rollout of coverage for the uninsured has gone poorly.

An Associated Press-GfK poll finds that health care remains politically charged going into next year’s congressional elections. Keeping the refurbished HealthCare.gov website running smoothly is just one of Obama’s challenges, maybe not the biggest.

The poll found a striking level of unease about the law among people who have health insurance and aren’t looking for any more government help. Those are the 85 percent of Americans who the White House says don’t have to be worried about the president’s historic push to expand coverage for the uninsured.

In the survey, nearly half of those with job-based or other private coverage say their policies will be changing next year — mostly for the worse. Nearly 4 in 5 (77 percent) blame the changes on the Affordable Care Act. . . . Disapproval of Obama’s handling of health care topped 60 percent in the poll.

The collective “gulp” you just heard came from the Democratic Caucus. . . . And remember, ObamaCare isn’t even popular with the uninsured.

ARTHUR BROOKS: A Formula For Happiness.

ROGER SIMON: “Nothing is Written” — Thoughts on the Death of Peter O’Toole. “At this point in history, we are in an era when the individual must act, exercise free will.”

POLITICS IS ALWAYS ON TOP FOR THESE GUYS. IT’S NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION, IT’S THE ONLY CONSIDERATION. National Journal: Politics Trumped Policy, Truth for Obama’s Reelect: Story documents how the White House slow-walked regulations despite denials.

TRAIN WRECK UPDATE: ObamaCare: Connecticut’s Epic Fail. “More than 2,400 Connecticut customers who bought health plans on Access Health CT were given incorrect information about their insurance plans, in one case underestimating the maximum out-of-pocket by at least $4,000.”

GOOD GRIEF: In budget deal, a secret reward for Dems.

The two-year budget deal approved by the House has hidden political benefits for Senate Democrats, Republicans charge.

Because it sets a top-line budget number for 2015, Democrats won’t have to write and pass a budget resolution in the midterm election year.

That means vulnerable Democrats like Sens. Mark Pryor (Ark.), Mark Begich (Alaska), Kay Hagen (N.C.) and Mary Landrieu (La.) won’t have to take tough votes as part of a budget vote-o-rama.

Republicans are unhappy, as they believe the tough votes would have made it easier to defeat those candidates next fall and take control off the Senate in 2015. With ObamaCare’s difficult rollout, forcing members to vote on many aspects of the healthcare law would be especially appealing.

The Senate is expected to vote on the budget deal on Tuesday.

Well, they call it the Stupid Party for a reason.