It was democratic/independent Sen. Joe Lieberman who killed the public option.[0] Party is an abstract to these people, it's all about interests. In Lieberman

It was democratic/independent Sen. Joe Lieberman who killed the public option.[0] Party is an abstract to these people, it's all about interests. In Lieberman's case, one of his interests was to protect the health insurance industry which contributed more than $1M to his campaigns over the years. [1] [0]https://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/health.care/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/health.care/inde... [1]https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2009/1211/Healthcare-holdouts-Joe-Lieberman-won-t-budge-on-public-option https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2009/1211/Healthcare-holdouts-...