from Netroots Nation - Howard Dean Health Care Reform Town Hall

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about people opposing the public option would face primary challenges:

Former Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean fired one of the clearest warning shots at hesitant Democratic lawmakers on Thursday, insisting that if the party was unable to produce a health care bill with a public plan, there would be electoral consequences.

"I do think there will be primaries as the result of all this, if the bill doesn't pass with a public option," Dean said, in a phone interview with the Huffington Post.

Would he care to expand on that and what they're hearing after putting that ultimatum out there?

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by: Jason Springer @ Fri Aug 14, 2009 at 14:32:17 PM UTC

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what is the response if the bill that they vote on doesn't include the public option at all?

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by: Jason Springer @ Fri Aug 14, 2009 at 14:38:08 PM UTC

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No SUBSTANTIAL Public Option = Insurance Industry WIN!!! (0.00 / 0)

.....and a big LOSS for the American people.

ANY Democrat who fails to stand up for at LEAST a strong and substantial public option (one that is not linked to the existing commercial framework) needs to be primaried out of office.

My ideal is single payer.   The failure to aggressively puch for single payer from the start has resulted in the current pathological policy/political situation.

The opposition is eating our lunch so far.

 

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by: Nick Lento @ Fri Aug 14, 2009 at 18:35:35 PM UTC

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Open Thread @ LivingLiberally.org (4.00 / 1)

"We need to move from an illness model of medicine to a wellness model of medicine in this country." -- Howard Dean

We're getting a discussion going over at www.livingliberally.org ... Head on over and participate!

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by: bsonenstein @ Fri Aug 14, 2009 at 14:52:39 PM UTC

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lettings us know about that.

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by: Jason Springer @ Fri Aug 14, 2009 at 14:55:59 PM UTC

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