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Enter LOOKING FORWARD IN ANGST JASON LINKINS HUFFINGTON 11.10.13 T.J. KIRKPATRICK/GETTY IMAGES OBAMACARE PROPONENTS FACE A GRUELING MONTH OF ‘TRENCH WARFARE’ NYONE WHO WANTS to be hopeful about the future of the Affordable Care Act has a long wait ahead of them. Specifically, until the end of November, which is when Jeff Zients, the management guru tasked with making “Healthcare.gov ver. 2.0” a functioning re- A ality, says he’ll deliver the goods. Of course, at that point, one can only really say that things have taken an optimistic turn — even if the website works as intended. Obamacare enthusiasts still face a shortened timeline to get an adequate number of people enrolled. So, what to do until then? Well, it looks like this chart, along with others of similar ilk, is serving as a hopeful totem in the meantime: Jeffrey Zients testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on the president’s 2014 budget proposal in April 2013.