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Obama Targets Core Constituencies In Midterms Home Stretch

Monday, October 18, 2010


So what about healthcare reform, a public option? Where was Lieberman on the subject? First, where was Obama?:



Obama now says he didn't campaign on the public option. The Google (and my ears and eyes) says he did. A lot:

http://www­.americabl­og.com/200­9/12/obama­-now-says-­he-didnt-c­ampaign-on­.html



From Politico, 11/19/09 -- "Joe Lieberman Says The Public Option Wasn't Part Of Health Care Reform Until After The Presidential Campaign" -



==According to Politico, Sen. Lieberman said of the public option: "It's classic politics of our time that if you look at the campaign last year, presidential, you can't find a mention of public option...It was added after the election as a part of what we normally consider health insurance reform - insurance market reforms, cover people, cover people who are not covered." ==



But it's not true:



Numerous Outlets Reported On The Inclusion Of A Public Option Or Plan During The 2008 Campaign

http://pol­iticalcorr­ection.org­/factcheck­/200911190­006



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