Bill has yet to be bought by the electorate

THE initial blush of President Barack Obama’s healthcare triumph immediately gives way to a sober political reality – he must sell the landmark legislation to an angry and unpredictable electorate, still reeling from the recession.

Voters may not buy it. And that could mean a disastrous mid-term election year for Obama and his fellow Democrats.

“We proved that this government – a government of the people and by the people – still works for the people,” the president said late on Sunday, beginning his sales pitch from the White House one hour after Congress passed the sweeping measure.