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muriel_volestrangler

(101,150 posts)
9. Anyone advocating Medicare for All has to be explicit about how it's funded
Sun May 21, 2017, 03:07 PM
May 2017

and until someone has made a proposal that has broad support across the country, it would be suicidal to primary anyone on a point of principle over it.

Depends, HUGELY depends on the following: Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #1
Tiring of the binary-thinking ideologues at commondreams. emulatorloo May 2017 #2
Thank you! You are so right on about this! skylucy May 2017 #10
+1000 (nt) ehrnst Jul 2017 #25
I am giving the side eye to any one talking about "primary-ing" any Dem if I don't see them bettyellen Jul 2017 #32
Nope, anyone working toward losing us seats right now is an idiot. bettyellen May 2017 #3
Counting down, though, till we see the first person who tries to say that if you don't Squinch May 2017 #14
Screw that - the resistance is easily 75% women- and part of that is how fed up we are about being bettyellen May 2017 #16
As soon as I saw COMMON DREAMS, I stopped pqying attention. brooklynite May 2017 #4
I do not like Common Dreams and feel they are part of the problem not the solution... Demsrule86 May 2017 #19
I'd rather have our resources fight Republicans than other Democrats NobodyHere May 2017 #5
THANK YOU! (nt) ehrnst Jul 2017 #28
No, because ... frazzled May 2017 #6
". . things that are not of this moment . ." FairWinds May 2017 #8
It doesn't matter how many support it...it won't happen with the GOP in charge. Demsrule86 May 2017 #20
Politically not of this moment frazzled May 2017 #22
Of course they answer healthcare for all creeksneakers2 May 2017 #23
Brogressives? Wow. elehhhhna May 2017 #17
But note that the Tea Party does not hesitate a second . . FairWinds May 2017 #7
Anyone advocating Medicare for All has to be explicit about how it's funded muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #9
What if a Democrat comes out for nationalization of the hospitals... mwooldri May 2017 #11
People would consider it socialism and we would lose...take it gradually...we achieved a monumental Demsrule86 May 2017 #21
well, as a matter of fact, I get my own healthcare from . . FairWinds May 2017 #24
Universal health care should be the goal. ehrnst Jul 2017 #27
There are only a tiny handful of Dems in CA who don't support single payer Starry Messenger May 2017 #12
Would you share the statistics on the number of Dems in CA ehrnst Jul 2017 #30
Do you mean who voted on it? Starry Messenger Jul 2017 #34
Of course not. That would be stupid. Iggo May 2017 #13
Yes, bashing Democrats is exactly what we need to win 2018... (nt) ehrnst Jul 2017 #31
No Gothmog May 2017 #15
NO and no...no... do not primary sitting Dems...not all Dems want single payer...I would love it but Demsrule86 May 2017 #18
Well, they were going to take money from Medicaid and Medicare to finance it. ehrnst Jul 2017 #26
Bashing Democrats who don't meet a specific politician's litmus test on which of many ehrnst Jul 2017 #29
There are no primaries in California. David__77 Jul 2017 #33
Nope! spicysista Jul 2017 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author ehrnst Sep 2017 #36
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