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[โ€“] boaratio@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

He had complete control of Congress for 2 years, and could have given us universal healthcare. Instead, he gave us the ACA and only made the existing system that much more complicated.

[โ€“] Red89@lemm.ee 15 points 2 months ago

The right actively worked against him from day 1. The death of Senator Ted Kennedy and Independent Senator Lieberman really hampered his efforts for a single payer option.

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