No, full on for public option.
I'll tell you a sad little story. In the 1980's, Canada's abortion laws were struck down. An attempt was made to craft a new law in conformance with the Supreme Court's ruling, but it was defeated by a coalition of pro-choicers and pro-lifers who thought the law wasn't strict enough. No abortion law was ever passed and Canada has zero restriction on abortion.
In short, don't make perfect the enemy of the good.
I believe a fight for public option would've resulted in an universal healthcare system be put full on in the spotlight, and I do believe, that people would've supported it, if democrats remained commited to fighting for it, not a half assed solution for blue dogs, which should GTFO, the party, if they didn't support such law.
The passing of half-based solution, allows Trump, to say he'll repeal and replace obamacare, aka, have an even sh**tty one in place.
The abortion situation in Canada is very sad, though I believe these are two different issues.
Short Term Pain, for Long Term Gain
I can see a parallel between Canada and Abortion and the US and Health Care. There have been at least 7 opportunities for HCR in the US since it became an issue 100 years ago. One of those times we got Medicare(aid), the next we got what we have today. Your abortion parable is pretty closely describes what happened under Clinton.
The Anti-Public Option Democrats still lost. Half measures and moving to the center don't work.
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