Is it insulting Bernie when we require him to fight for ACA instead of pushing progressive dreams ?

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34. Ok I'll bite. You're flat out wrong.

Single payer needed to be introduced. NOW.

The majority of American's want single payer and it is a very popular issue and I think after reading all your responses on several different threads that you are failing to see the bigger picture of what is all happening here.

This isn't just about the one dynamic of health care that is truly universal but goes a lot farther and is a whole lot deeper. As it stands right now today. we are less than 29% of the total electorate and millions have left the party. We have suffered massive losses in all sorts of races across the country on local, state and federal level. A full two-thirds of American's now say that our party is out of touch.

This is a midterm and 2020 issue and it is a lightning bolt to motivate and get people to the polls to vote in both those elections. Right now, it is one of the biggest defining issues for the American people who firmly believe that single payer should replace the ACA, and this is how you win elections.

You speak to the needs to the general populace. It has been said by many that our party doesn't have a message. Well guess what, here it is, clearly, loudly, and in your face that we DO have a message! The exact thing which motivates people to vote, the majority of which don't want something to vote against but VOTE FOR.

Under single payer, millions will be covered and this fight won't happen over night. It's a long process and one that will take time. It will continue even if Bernie's bill is defeated and is a conversation that has to start at some point, so why not now? The sooner it begins the better because we'll be digging our heels in for a long time over the battle for it.