President Barack Obama's landmark health care reform law -- one of the most contentious political issues of the past six years -- received all but no attention during the Democratic debate Tuesday tonight. But considering that all five Democrats on the stage were supporters of the Affordable Care Act, perhaps it's not surprising that CNN opted to raise issues more likely to provoke confrontation.
In his closing remarks, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reiterated his support for universal health care coverage, something Obamacare doesn't achieve, despite having led to a major reduction in the uninsured since 2013. "We should not be the only major country that does not guarantee health care as a right," Sanders said.
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