Today, we may learn the answer to two very related, very important questions. First, what will Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) do if his abortion amendment fails? And second, if he decides he’ll join a filibuster, what does that mean for the public option alternatives, currently under discussion. If he’s out, then Democrats need both Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) to back whatever public option compromise emerges from meetings between conservative and liberal Democrats.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=133687