Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has faced a series of disappointments in the last few days. The public option was nixed. The Medicare buy-in died. His single-payer amendment had to be pulled from the floor. As a result, he’s not in a position to support the bill yet–“I’m not there,” he said today–and he’s working with leadership to figure out a way to vote for cloture. But he thinks Democrats missed a golden opportunity.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=133223