10/24/09 HC Reform Update by Mark Sanna: Supporters of the public option want it in the bill at the outset, meaning opponents would need 60 votes to pass an amendment stripping it out. Opponents want to leave the government plan out of the bill, so that supporters would need 60 votes to pass an amendment to add it in. The margins are so tight, that neither side seems to be able to muster 60 votes. And that leaves the crucial decision in the hands of the majority leader, Harry Reid.