President Barack Obama: 'We Fumbled The Rollout On This Healthcare Law' (Video)

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President Barack Obama conceded that his administration had "fumbled the rollout on this healthcare law," in Thursday's press conference, thehill.com reported.

"We have to ask ourselves some hard questions inside the White House why we didn't see more of these problems coming on," the president said, adding that he "did not have enough awareness about the problems with the website." Obama said that he did not realize the extent of the technical problems until after the launch.

It was "legitimate for them to expect me to have to win back some credibility on this healthcare law. We should've done a better job getting it right on day one. Not on day 29 or day 40," Obama said.

A Quinnipiac University survey released Tuesday showed Obama's approval rating dropped to 39 percent, adding that it showed that 54 percent, disapproved of Obama's handling of his job.

Obama has been beset by technical glitches with the HealthCare.Gov web site and the reneging on his promise that Americans who like their health plans would be able to keep it.

"There is no doubt our failure to roll out the ACA smoothly has put a burden on Democrats, whether they're running or not, because they stood up and supported this effort through thick and thin. I feel deeply responsible for making it harder for them, rather than easier for them, to continue to promote the core values that led them to support this thing in the first place," Obama added.

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