Politically, the question moving forward is twofold and especially pertinent for Democrats, who have been put on defense by the law’s rocky rollout: 1) Will the share of the public feeling the effects of the law increase dramatically between now and November? 2) If so, how will that affect the balance between those who feel they have been hurt and those who feel they have been helped?

With the health-care law emerging as a focal point in the midterm campaign, the answers to those two questions could speak volumes about the trajectory of the Obamacare debate as November draws near.