I just got off the phone with Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)–co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. His takeaway from the speech was pretty simple: Though the President didn’t go all the way on the public option, the fact that he addressed and endorsed it means the fight for the public option will live another day.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=138439