BS: "We will be taking on [...] the establishment wing of the Democratic party"

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49. Clinton "vehemently?" opposed Sanders views on about healthcare.

When was she vehement? I heard her talk about getting what was possible to accomplish at a given point in time

There is much more public support today for a health care system, single-payer or otherwise, than there was in 2009. One big reason was that Obama and Democrats were successful in passing health care legislation that improved and extended coverage for millions.

Now people don't want to give up what they've--they want more and better. The "incremental" approach worked.

Of course you can pursue your goal. You are in a much better position to reach it thanks to those who were willing to do the hard and unglamorous work of moving toward the goal of more and better coverage, and in that process gathering new allies.

If people hadn't worked to get Medicare for persons over 65, we would not have been having conversations about extending it to younger persons.