Relax everyone.

Go back to what started this thread.

These notes are the evidence that Obama CAMPAIGNED on a public option? Have a look at what is in quotes and what isn't on the first one. Have a look at the dates for the rest. Note that the campaign ended Nov 2 2008. Relax everyone and keep in mind that Dailykos blog isn't exactly an unimpeachable source.

    In the 2008 Obama-Biden health care plan on the campaign's website, candidate Obama promised that "any American will have the opportunity to enroll in [a] new public plan." [2008]

    – During a speech at the American Medical Association, President Obama told thousands of doctors that one of the plans included in the new health insurance exchanges "needs to be a public option that will give people a broader range of choices and inject competition into the health care market." [6/15/09]

    – While speaking to the nation during his weekly address, the President said that "any plan" he signs "must include...a public option." [7/17/09]

    – During a conference call with progressive bloggers, the President said he continues "to believe that a robust public option would be the best way to go." [7/20/09]

    – Obama told NBC's David Gregory that a public option "should be a part of this [health care bill]," while rebuking claims that the plan was "dead." [9/20/09]