Progressives storm Democratic primaries

[StevieM]

94. I guess the question is whether it is a good idea to run single-payer supporting candidates

in districts like the ones I described. I think there is a better way.

Run people who are strong progressives, like Sherrod Brown and Debbie Stabenow. They will support a much more liberal set of policies to govern America. But they are not quite on board with single-payer. They want a public option and Medicare-eligibility at age 55.

They also, however, support strong pro-union policies, abortion rights, universal day care, and pro-environmental policies. They have a track record of being more liberal than their states.

So we can push the envelope, but at this point single payer seems to be a bridge too far. It was overwhelmingly defeated on the ballot in Colorado. I admit that it is harder to build support when it is a one-state strategy, as opposed to a national reworking of our whole system. But still, it lost by a lot.

The best way to get single payer some day is to become a more progressive country. We can do that by getting the Congress back and passing liberal policies into law.