According to H.R.C., a new book by political reporters Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, it was Hillary Clinton’s strong defense of Obamacare before wavering cabinet members that proved “pivotal” in winning their support according to a Washington Post preview:
She defended the president’s health plan against doubting Cabinet colleagues, a moment the authors describe as “pivotal, if underappreciated.”
This shouldn’t be surprising, after-all Clinton is the “Mother of Obamacare” since the bill mimicked much of what Clinton had promised during her losing 2008 presidential campaign.