My take on last night's election results from Kentucky

[Armstead]

46. I think you hit home the message....

"You have to option to buy public affordable basic health care through Medicare based in your income, or you can continue with your private insurance if that's what you prefer.".....and....... "No one can be denied coverage regardless of the medical status."

Period.

Yes the wingnuts would still attack it as "socialism" but no more than they did and are doing.

And it would be a lot easier sell to the non-wing nut public if that was the straightforward message and policy from the Democrats instead of "You have to buy insurance, whether you can afford it or not. But we'll let you try to figure out
among possible policies, break out your calculator and see if you fit into possible eligible categories for a possible tax subsidy. And employers we're going to make your life more complicated too."

And yes, the GOP Congress will try the same tactics, but better to try and keep hammering a message, rather than to just allow the system continue to fester and put the debate on their terms.