Let's have a primary trigger. If Ben Nelson votes against a robust public option, his vote should trigger a major netroots movement to recruit a primary challenger to kick his ass in 2012.
These trigger guys, including Rahm Emanuel apparently, don't get it. If they want universal coverage, they have to include a strong public option. Mandates but no public insurance plan amounts to the government forcing all Americans to subsidize the private insurance cartel. This is unacceptable. And if they want a revolt within the Democratic Party, this is what will "trigger" it.
Ben Nelson
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