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Voltaire2

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33. The effort was aimed at MFA as much as Sanders.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 06:15 AM

Sep 2017

While lip service is paid to the "goal" of a public universal health care system, the reality is that there is significant opposition within the Democratic Party to actual proposals to implement it. The by now entirely irrational opposition to anything Sanders is amusing and pathetic, the determination to oppose serious progressive programs that could help bring Democrats back to power has the potential to wreck any revival.

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Bernie Sanders' Health Care Debate Was a Good Idea for a Very Simple Reason [View all] Donkees Sep 2017 OP

You would have thought GaryCnf Sep 2017 #1

Well said. eom guillaumeb Sep 2017 #3

Not likely. Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #4

They are too busy... SHRED Sep 2017 #5

Yep. The concern itself wasn't totally "off the wall". The preemptive agonizing over it however was Tom Rinaldo Sep 2017 #10

I think they had to get new pearls KTM Sep 2017 #16

surely, you jest... Raster Sep 2017 #24

One might almost think that some Democrats might not be pleased that Sanders guillaumeb Sep 2017 #2

I don't quite get it frazzled Sep 2017 #6

He should have said 2009 was the time for Medicare for all. bahrbearian Sep 2017 #7

Now is the time to get people fired up about medicare for all. Obviously republicans JCanete Sep 2017 #8

It can be time for something, while there being no chance of it happening. Climate change action... TCJ70 Sep 2017 #9

+1 leftstreet Sep 2017 #11

Um, no frazzled Sep 2017 #12

Sen. Sanders has consistently said fixes to ACA are top priority.. dae Sep 2017 #13

Distract who? HopeAgain Sep 2017 #21

Got any idea when the Dems can get those fixes done to the ACA? Autumn Sep 2017 #23

Starting in January of 2019, hopefully. n/t Mr.Bill Sep 2017 #27

'Ripe' in terms of readiness at the grassroots level driving changes. Donkees Sep 2017 #20

Bernie outrage followed by Bernie amnesia followed by Bernie outrage followed by...... jalan48 Sep 2017 #14

Yahtzee!! disillusioned73 Sep 2017 #30

The real question in my mind Mr.Bill Sep 2017 #15

Those two idiots came across as piss-poor Plucketeer Sep 2017 #17

obviously just a show for their base back home LiberalLovinLug Sep 2017 #19

To hear some here tell it melman Sep 2017 #32

Wait I'm sorry who's debate? WTF? moda253 Sep 2017 #18

Yes, I just posted something very similar. George II Sep 2017 #26

And they keep insisting it's not about him... lunamagica Sep 2017 #31

"Those fears were unfounded." MGKrebs Sep 2017 #22

Correction to Mother Jones' story: George II Sep 2017 #25

Meanwhile, a take about how Bernie let ACA repeal happen by talking about single payer is taken ... Donkees Sep 2017 #28

The thing is, I was never really worried about the Dem presentation... Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #29

The effort was aimed at MFA as much as Sanders. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #33