Nate Silvers vs. Raul Grijalva

Published Dec. 11, 2009 at 2:43 a.m.

Political analyst Nate Silvers says Democrats like Congressman Raul Grijalva shouldn't get too worked up about the Senate health-care package. Among his reasons:

1) The energy by progressive activists on behalf of the public option has done more good than harm, and by a wide margin.

2a) Nevertheless, the public option is/was a relatively minor part of the health care bill, at least once it became clear that it (i) wouldn't be pegged to Medicare rates, and (ii) would only be available to a small fraction of the population.

2b) To claim that a health care bill without a public option is anything other than a huge achievement for progressives is, frankly, bullshit.

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