But why didn't he do this *before* the election? Just as with Single Payer (which had 60+% support among the People) he has had HUGE clubs with which to beat the heads of the ruling class. But time and time again he's refused to use them. My more cynical self believes he waited until both houses were securely in the Neo-fascists hands before he could make such a comment - ensuring that Net Neutrality would never occur and he could keep his monied elite happy (See Wheeler, for example).