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111 Republican former officials endorse Harris because of Trump's disloyalty to America and unfitness to serve (www.cnbc.com)

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[–] TheFonz 2 points 1 month ago

Obama didn't have a fillibuster proof supermajority in the senate.
The Dems had a supermaqajority for only 70 days, during which they passed one of the most significant legislature in the last 20 years
At the time, supreme court stare decisis was being upheld

"Democratic differences on abortion threatened to derail Obama’s namesake health care law. With Republicans united in opposition, Democrats could not afford to lose a single senator, and Ben Nelson, an anti-abortion Democrat from Nebraska, was the final holdout. To win his support, party leaders included a version of an amendment that prohibits Affordable Care Act plans from covering abortion, which was originally offered by another anti-abortion Democratic representative, Bart Stupak of Michigan." -- Amanda Becker for The 19th News, "Why didn’t Congress codify abortion rights?"