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In reply to the discussion: Great Article re Sanders Bill..... [View all]still_one
(98,883 posts)they damaged efforts to provide truly affordable health care is hyperbole. The election did that.
It was those self-identified progressives who refused to vote for Hillary, either by voting third party, not voting, or voting write in.
In Michigan Hillary lost by .3%. Jill Stein received 1.1%. Similar results in Wisconsin, and every critical swing state.
In addition, every Democrat running for Senate in those critical swing states, lost to the establishment, incumbent, republican.
The House and the Senate just passed to repeal the ACA.
Any bets that they won't replace it Medicare for all?
Perhaps the nomination of Price for HHS was only a joke, and they don't really mean to destroy Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA, but I wouldn't count on it.