Obama: Public option has “overwhelming support,” argument against it “defies logic”

Posted Jun 23, 2009, 11:22 AM PT by Jed Lewison • First broadcast: Jun 23, 2009

President Obama comes out swinging for the public option:

Transcript:

The notion that all these insurance companies who say they’re giving consumers the best possible deal, if they can’t compete against a public plan as one option, with consumers making the decision what’s the best deal, that defies logic, which is why I think you’ve seen in the polling data overwhelming support for a public plan.