After much drama, the final option left on the table -- the McConnell Skinny Bill -- was defeated, 49 - 51.
McCain joined Collins and Murkowski, along with every Democrat, to vote down McConnell's last-gasp plan to pass a purely partisan plan.
McConnell immediately signaled defeat by moving to new business, killing this weird process to rush a health insurance reform bill through reconciliation.
Now, Democrats have real leverage to create a bipartisan plan. That's weird, right? They should have had the leverage the moment nearly every medical-related industry group came out against the GOP efforts. Nevertheless, Republicans persisted. And failed.
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