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In reply to the discussion: Progressive Group That Helped Elect AOC Targets Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema for Replacement [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,772 posts)I don't give a hoot about the name. It doesn't have to be called Medicare-For-All. But that is a popular tag. Democrats have a hard enough time finding good slogans. And they finally have one that polls well, But whatever. Call it what you want.
According to that Pew research, 87% of Democrats want either single full national service (54%) or combined with private (33%). That is the main point.
I don't care if they call it The Department of Silly Walks. But Democrats need to own it. Stop with the mixed messaging. Don't have to say it will happen over night. But just state in one voice, from moderates to muckrakers, that the end goal is a functioning guaranteed universally accessible medical system for all with those rights guaranteed by law, and enforced and administered by the federal government, even if States can implement it how they see fit, they must abide by federal guidelines.
And they win with this by hammering home all the benefits, that it will cost half as much, while creating a security that Americans have never felt before, like other countries have for a long time already. Its win win if they go all in. There's a slogan for ya!