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Democrats must do a better job of selling Obamacare and turning out voters in Novembers non-presidential election if they want to control Congress next year, the partys third-ranking House leader James Clyburn said.

If we dont do it, we get wiped out, Clyburn, South Carolinas only Democrat in Congress, said during a meeting today with Bloomberg News reporters and editors in New York. ``If we do it, we get back in charge.''

Polls show Democrats on their heels heading into the November election, which will determine control of Congress for President Barack Obamas final two years in office. Democrats can lose no more than five seats in the November election and keep control of the 100-member Senate.

Few pollsters expect the presidents party to take control of the U.S House of Representatives, which Democrats lost in 2010 just months after Obama signed the health-care law. The Republicans now control the House with 233 seats to the Democrats 199, with three open seats.

Democrats troubles heading into November are a result of Obamcares flawed rollout starting late last year, said Clyburn, 73.

We came off the government shutdown soaring, we were like eagles, he said. That rollout melted all that away. We are where we are because the rollout was all screwed up.

To contact the reporter on this story: Michael C. Bender in Washington at mbender10@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Jodi Schneider at jschneider50@bloomberg.net Laurie Asseo

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Clyburn Says Democrats Must Sell Obamacare to Voters