One of the more surprising aspects yesterday’s controversy over the White House’s supposed openness to a so-called “triggered mechanism” is that Democrats have, essentially, a dedicated point man on the public option. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has taken on that roll in the Finance Committee and has come forward publicly a number of times–most recently this past Sunday–to resuscitate the public option when it seemed on the brink of death.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=140923