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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The absolute worst thing about this primary [View all]truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)123. The worst thing is Hillary felt the need to run at all.
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Amen. I found her to be annoying before this. I find her straight up dangerous since.
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2016
#2
You're right, maybe Sanders shouldn't have proffered unicorns from his single payer pledge and then
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#3
Can't point out the part that's false, that's ok... we don't have to talk about facts and stuff
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#66
+1000. The worst thing to happen to single payer would be a failure to get it passed.
baldguy
Jan 2016
#99
Scalia warned us, if we legalized teh Gay Marriage before long people would be proffering unicorns
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2016
#109
The conservative Democrats lied to us. They said that we couldn't ask for more, that we
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#136
No one told anyone that, people should stop believing everything they hear from FAUX news
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#141
Hillary was for single-payer, before she was against it. Now 20 years later "It's just too hard" nt
99th_Monkey
Jan 2016
#5
I remember a time when we aspired to do things in this country because they were hard...
avaistheone1
Jan 2016
#133
Have to do both, and now. The HC costs for average citizens is outrageous and we dont have to
randys1
Jan 2016
#57
It isn't up to our bought and paid for "Leaders" it is up to US. It is time the democratic "leaders"
Vincardog
Jan 2016
#9
This alone should galvanize us to BEAT her NOW. If she wins the damage will be done.
stillwaiting
Jan 2016
#11
I have added Krugman to my personal enemies list. Any single payer nay sayer gets to join.
Enthusiast
Jan 2016
#80
Krugman admits that Medicare for All is the best solution. He just doesn't think it worth fight for.
Agony
Jan 2016
#107
Really strange that an economist has jackshit to say about the ECONOMICS of single payer
eridani
Jan 2016
#142
I think the lack of specificity by the Sanders campaign is causing the real damage.
Renew Deal
Jan 2016
#22
There is plenty of specificity. There is a real plan. It is the lies that are doing the damage.
Enthusiast
Jan 2016
#88
Single payer will never get through Congress. It's a pipe dream to think Bernie can
beaglelover
Jan 2016
#24
What ticks me off is even if they are on ignore you still see their OPS
Elmer S. E. Dump
Jan 2016
#155
There is a special circle of hell reserved for Hillary and all of her "No, We Can't" shills.
mhatrw
Jan 2016
#25
Any damage that has been done is Bernie's fault for not presenting a remotely realistic plan.
DanTex
Jan 2016
#36
A vote for Hillary is a vote to take single-payer off the table for at least eight years.
TIME TO PANIC
Jan 2016
#38
We will have Single Payer...Hillary is off the rails. That is a Democratic Foundation.
libdem4life
Jan 2016
#41
We don't care about another fake assed organization like the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Enthusiast
Jan 2016
#93
do you think this can be done without Dems controlling BOTH the House and Senate?
Bill USA
Jan 2016
#68
K&R and I fear for what else she'd throw under the bus that will hurt us.
CharlotteVale
Jan 2016
#72
I'm not about to accept the ACA as the final evolution of this health care system.
Enthusiast
Jan 2016
#74
Yep Third Way Oligarchs -- like Krugman and Klein -- have no idea of what they speak.
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#77
I'm not sure it's the absolute worst thing, but it's pretty bad. K and R
Smarmie Doofus
Jan 2016
#83
The slogan "No, we can't" coming from the Clinton campaign is horrible for our nation.
DrBulldog
Jan 2016
#125
How about the huge long-term damage done to Democrats up and down the ticket by....
George II
Jan 2016
#137
Leave it to the Democrats and Republicans and you will never see single payer. n/t
jtuck004
Jan 2016
#143
I started out really supporting her, but now I've gone the other way. The more I see and hear
RKP5637
Jan 2016
#151
$250,000 per hour is fine for her and Bill but she thinks $15 per hour is too much for you and me.
Skeeter Barnes
Jan 2016
#159