Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean has never been a fan of the individual mandate for insurance coverage, both on policy and political grounds.
And once Senate negotiators removed any hope of a public option for insurance coverage from the final health care reform package, he became much more outspoken in his criticism. HCR
Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/06/dean-individual-mandate-w_n_673218.html
Missouri's overwhelming rejection of Obamacare made it clear Americans will resist the federal government's power grab, but Democrats aren't getting the message.
Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, chimed, "It's very obvious that people have a lack of understanding of our health care reform bill.
Source:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/5/democrats-voters-are-dumb/
Even as the Administration ramps up its campaign efforts to tout health reform, some vulnerable Democrats would prefer to ignore the divisive issue altogether
Source:
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1996363,00.html?iid=tsmodule
This is the fourth of a five-part series explaining, in remarkable detail, how Obama and the Democrats came to pass health care reform. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the final installment.
