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Dietz's JournalSwitched from Klobuchar to Warren
I don't see a path for Klobuchar. Keeping my fingers crossed for Warren.
When health reform is on the agenda, it sucks up all the political oxygen in the room
“Health care is vitally important, but so is climate change, so is voting rights, so is gun control,” he said. “When health reform is on the agenda, it sucks up all the political oxygen in the room, and there’s very little room or space for anything.”
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/01/should-medicare-for-all-be-democrats-top-priority/
Universal healthcare is NOT the same as Medicare for all
The discussion over improving Obama Care vs. Medicare for all overlooks the important fact that Medicare for all is NOT the same as Universal Health Care for all. There are currently 18 countries that offer universal health coverage: Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Those countries do not all rely on single payer models. For example, Germany has a multi-payer system covering everyone for healthcare, including dental care, eye care, mental health, long-term care, accident insurance, and sick leave.
Rhetoric vs. track record: Empty rhetoric is driving women and people of color out of the race
It's so sad to see that a completely inexperienced young man with a polished rhetoric and a grumpy old man with good ideas but no track record for realizing any of them as a member of Congress for 30 years should drive experienced and effective women and candidates of color out of the race.
There is a man from Delaware that would make a good running mate
"Klobuchar might be the biggest wild card in Iowa right now. Written off after her campaign seemed to flounder for much of the summer, she stuck around after many of her Senate colleagues dropped out, positioned herself as a moderate alternative for voters who believe the party needs a new face in November, and now finds herself in the thick of it—at least in Iowa. One poll of the race this week put her in third place, ahead of Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren, and just one point shy of Biden. But as Klobuchar makes her closing push across Iowa, she faces a problem familiar to women candidates: many voters seem to want to elect her to an office different from the one she’s seeking."
[link:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/02/amy-klobuchar-vice-president/|
A candidate on the march, on the surge in Iowa
"She's so intelligent. She's got that experience, she's got the Washington experience. She's working across the aisle to get things done there. She can do that," ... "She's a bulldog, but she's kind and she gets things done."
[link:https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/481061-back-from-impeachment-klobuchar-seeks-iowa-surprise |
The crowds for Amy Klobuchar's events are getting bigger and bigger
"The crowds for Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s events are getting bigger and some voters say they are moving from undecided or dumping other presidential contenders to support her."
[link:https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/01/31/as-iowans-near-a-decision-klobuchar-is-right-there|
Sea Coast Media Group endorses Amy Klobuchar
Amy can unite America
https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200131/our-endorsement-amy-klobuchar-can-unite-america
Amy Klobuchar: Pressing against entrenched interests
A very informative article in the Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/31/klobuchar-birth-baby-political-rise/?arc404=true
Final push by Amy Klobuchar in Iowa
“She gets things done. She’s got an actual record of accomplishment,” said Linda Nelson, a former state lawmaker and Iowa teacher’s union president from Council Bluffs who endorsed Klobuchar. “I served in office, I served in the minority like she does — it’s hard to get things done no matter where you are in government.”
http://www.startribune.com/amy-klobuchar-faces-final-iowa-verdict/567492902/
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