Scattered Progressives Interrupt Obama With Applause For Single-Payer | Talking Points Memo

Here’s a funny sign that President Obama could still have trouble taming the left.

Obama set out to place himself in the center of the debate. “There are those on the left who believe that the only way to fix the system is through a single-payer system like Canada’s,” he began — and was then interrupted by scattered applause from some unidentified progressives. He continued: “–where we would severely restrict the private insurance market and have the government provide coverage for everyone.”


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