Not at all, they had the votes. The public option was killed by Lieberman. https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/newsletter-article/senate-democrats-dr

Not at all, they had the votes. The public option was killed by Lieberman. https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/newsletter-article/senate-democrats-drop-public-option-woo-lieberman-and-liberals-howl https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/newsletter-art... The ACA was the same market-based approach as the 1993 GOP healthcare plan. Republicans don't want to touch it because it was their idea. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2013/nov/15/ellen-qualls/aca-gop-health-care-plan-1993 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2013/nov/15/ellen-qual...