Greg Sargent reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that he would support holding a reconciliation vote on a public option.

Said Reid spokesman Rodell Mollineau in a written statement (emphasis Sargent’s):

Senator Reid has always and continues to support the public option as a way to drive down costs and create competition. That is why he included the measure in his original health care proposal.
If a decision is made to use reconciliation to advance health care, Senator Reid will work with the White House, the House, and members of his caucus in an effort to craft a public option that can overcome procedural obstacles and secure enough votes.

But Sargent also relays the doubts of Senate leadership aides, who say they aren’t sure if the Senate parliamentarian will allow the passage of a public option via reconciliation.