The Momentum Grows.....Schumer Signs On To Public Option Push

This morning it was 16.

And now, the 17th Dem Senator to sign onto the Public Option push is a huge one. It's Chuck Schumer:

This is key: Senator Chuck Schumer has just signed the letter calling on Harry Reid to hold a reconciliation vote on the public option.

Schumer just fired off an email to supporters in which he announced his intention to sign the letter, which was initially spearheaded by Senator Michael Bennet and three other Senators. He wrote:

I just added my name to their effort to pass a public option through the reconciliation process, and I wanted you to be the first to know.

This is far from a done deal, but it’s an opportunity to break through the obstructionism Republicans have pushed for the past year.

The momentum is growing. That can't be denied by anyone.