It was Joe Lieberman (and 40 Republicans), not Arlen Specter, who killed the public option: https://publicintegrity.org/health/elimination-of-public-option-thr

It was Joe Lieberman (and 40 Republicans), not Arlen Specter, who killed the public option: https://publicintegrity.org/health/elimination-of-public-option-threw-consumers-to-the-insurance-wolves/ https://publicintegrity.org/health/elimination-of-public-opt... https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/10/did-sen-joe-lieberman-just-kill-the-public-option.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/10/did-sen-joe-lieb...