First Day of Obamacare Exchanges: Crashapalooza

It seems that Day One of the Obamacare exchanges wasn’t a day when the program was ready for primetime:

The Michigan Health Exchange seems to be working as well as we all thought #trainwreck http://t.co/1eKrPTIJAR

— Mike Rogers (MI-08) (@RepMikeRogers) October 1, 2013

Not having success logging into the NYS health insurance exchange. pic.twitter.com/H6eWKjkPvz — Josh Barro (@jbarro) October 1, 2013

The Obamacare Health Insurance Exchange web site, here in Virginia, 8:53 a.m.: pic.twitter.com/JH45nfMXgW — jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 1, 2013

Hopped on the health care exchange a few minutes ago, got this message. Still waiting. pic.twitter.com/chHlsaBRN6

— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) October 1, 2013

Error clicking “Get Started” on NY health insurance exchange site. So that’s going well. pic.twitter.com/3agomSPdX1

— Jessie Grenfell (@JessieGrenfell) October 1, 2013

Maryland Obamacare Exchange launch hampered by multiple glitches http://t.co/InlMA8tG41

— Jeff Quinton (@JeffQuinton) October 1, 2013

Glitches and malfunctions in Missouri exchange. Incremental reforms FTW. http://t.co/a6E0LXVYr0

— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) October 1, 2013

Tried three times to get into health exchange. Three messages telling me system’s down.

— Emily Ramshaw (@eramshaw) October 1, 2013

Officials are saying the crashes are due to the “tremendous response.” President Obama meets in the Oval Office today “with Americans who will benefit from the opening of Health Insurance Marketplaces and being able to comparison shop for the health plans as a result of the Affordable Care Act.”