If I had to put money on it, mine would be on NO. He sounds truly adamant. He will not vote for anything that allows taxpayer money to be used for abortions.
He's not the only RAT who takes this position. Dozens of them do.
I just read an article yesterday (can’t find it now) from a few days ago where Stupak said he will not vote for a bill that funds abortions. Childers said so as well. There are as many or more Democrats who will bolt if the bill doesn’t fund abortion as those who will bolt if it does. Pelosi can’t win either way.
Reid stated in August that with a public option, the bill is a non-starter in the Senate. I’m not sure how many Senators would vote against the bill if it didn’t have a public option and if those would be okay with a trigger.
If the Senate passes a bill with a public option trigger, can they reconcile that with the house? My bet is no. The CBC has said the bill must have a “strong” public option. But the CBC has a history of coming around when a lot of money is waved in their faces.