What Went Down On Night Two Of The Second Democratic Debate

I’m old enough to remember when the public option was the far-left position — during 2009, during the congressional debate over Obamacare.

Biden not quite being directly responsive to the question of how many people his plan would leave uncovered. If I were him I might have pointed out that Harris’s plan isn’t going to cover ANY more people if it can’t pass through the Congress.

Bennet’s argument, that Americans should be able to choose between medicare and private insurance, is one shared by a lot of Democrats, as Nate has written before.