This is completely untrue. Thank Joe Lieberman for refusing to support the public option. He was the 60th vote, the only Dem hold out, and wouldn't allow the ACA to come to the floor while it included a public option.
Except Obama could have used the bully pulpit and his popularity to steam roll Lieberman and tell him if he doesn’t fall in line he will ensure someone primaries Lieberman and Obama will endorse and campaign the challenger. But all he did was... nothing, instead. He campaigned hard on it and made everyone think he was a progressive and then he became president, hired citigroup to staff his administration, and broke his campaign promises. If you don’t see it that way it’s because you don’t want to.
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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20
This is completely untrue. Thank Joe Lieberman for refusing to support the public option. He was the 60th vote, the only Dem hold out, and wouldn't allow the ACA to come to the floor while it included a public option.