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In reply to the discussion: "Bernie Sanders talks about...the possibility of a presidential run...." [View all]dotymed
(5,610 posts)Bernie was against it because it was more insurance reform than health care reform.
President Obama talked to Senator Sanders ( I wasn't there so I do not know the specifics), I believe he convinced him that the ACA was the best deal he could get from the republicans and that the ACA was hopefully the beginning of Universal health care that we all want.
I do remember Senator Sanders reluctantly supporting the bill and then shortly thereafter being quite upset with President Obama for awhile because we got even less health care reform in the final bill.
Senator Sanders did acknowledge that the ACA was better than nothing but was unhappy that the real reforms were "negotiated" away at the beginning and that universal health care was not even allowed "at the table."