I think gov’t employees is the answer, they don’t feel the pain of Obamacare and they’re self-centered enough to only care about the shutdown. Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck so that was a big deal to them even if it was only temporary and they were later reimbursed.
I think all feds participating in FEHB get dumped onto the exchanges in Jan., 2014. I was reading that on Heritage Fdn’s web site today. I think FEHB retirees get dumped later. I can’t figure it out.