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Bluetus

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33. But he hedged so much about it that he had no mandate.

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Wed May 27, 2026, 04:59 PM

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And of course, there was no public option even considered. Obamacare is all private insurance, but it did include some other worthwhile reforms that aren't much discussed.

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Yes! leftieNanner 18 hrs ago #1

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It's a big ask of anyone peggysue2 15 hrs ago #41

Kick dalton99a 18 hrs ago #2

It is also important he confronts MAGA christianity about their bastardization of Christianity. travelingthrulife 17 hrs ago #4

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Magas are and were a lost cause senseandsensibility 17 hrs ago #7

No. "MAGA" is mainly about 30 million Bluetus 17 hrs ago #11

Good points senseandsensibility 17 hrs ago #12

I would say Obama was elected to bring us a public option in healthcare questionseverything 16 hrs ago #22

But he hedged so much about it that he had no mandate. Bluetus 15 hrs ago #33

That's not true Mad_Machine76 14 hrs ago #50

That is not my recollection Bluetus 13 hrs ago #58

Here's a link from Wikipedia that appears to support my recollection of events Mad_Machine76 13 hrs ago #59

I don't deny that Lieberman screwed the pooch Bluetus 13 hrs ago #62

I believe, however, that it was near the end of the passage of the ACA Mad_Machine76 13 hrs ago #64

I am sure the truth lies somewhere in that region. Politics can be very ugly Bluetus 12 hrs ago #66

Disagree questionseverything 13 hrs ago #61

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I remember marveling at how good Kamala was during the debates senseandsensibility 17 hrs ago #10

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she always had to avoid looking like the "angry black woman" Skittles 17 hrs ago #17

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It has so far. Bluetus 14 hrs ago #57

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In LBJ's first run for Congress he The Wizard 15 hrs ago #32

Wow senseandsensibility 15 hrs ago #37

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what she absolutely did not do that cost her votes yobrault1 15 hrs ago #45

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