Howard Dean, who last week claimed the Senate healthcare reform bill would do more harm than good, is warming to the measure that is expected to clear the upper chamber on Thursday.
During a Tuesday interview on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Dean said, “Honestly, to see the Republicans up there carrying on the way they are, I basically concluded that maybe we should pass this thing … If the Republicans hate it, there must be some good to it.”
Dean’s softening position on the Senate bill started during an appearance on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, where he said he would not vote for the legislation “if this were the final product.”
On Tuesday, Dean reiterated his support for a public option, but acknowledged that the House-Senate conference bill is “unlikely” to include a government-run alternative.
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