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In reply to the discussion: Sorry, Bernie but the Democrats know whose side they are on and whose side they have always been on [View all]clu
(494 posts)I've been a member of a few internet forums for the past 15+ years. After watching opinions change and people grow - over the span of three election cycles - I was surprised myself. No less than 2-3 honest-to-goodness right-wing conservatives shared the beauty below:
"Well if Obama really had implemented single-payer healthcare, maybe I would respect him." And maybe I was surprised myself how easily this was dropped, without all the debate and hand-wringing we see happen for other issues. Of course it's easy to laugh off the terror that belies the RWNJ opinion. I can only guess that after eight years of bush, they thought Obama could simply steamroll his legislation through congress. Now that I see Trump campaigning after the election, it seems clear to me that a single payer solution was never really on the table.