Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: What outrage will some DUers gin up about about Joe tomorrow? [View all]Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)That Health care services, and yes even pharmaceuticals want to invest into Democratic Party candidates is a great thing.
They, quite rightfully, know that we're the ones that will expand programs, so it only makes logical sense that our candidates are the ones they want to support. That does not equate to anything nefarious at all.
The only reason Bernie and some of the others aren't receiving legally made donations is because they have chosen to refuse them. Fine, but it doesn't implicate Biden in anything at all because he isn't turning down legal contributions.
If there is quid pro quo evidence.. at all.. then I'm onboard with it being a bad thing. There isn't, so I'm not.
Frankly, it won't be Biden, or Bernie, or any of our candidates or any president at all that advances our healthcare insurance system, it will be Congress. The president only has the ability to either sign off on what Congress passes, or veto it.
I have no problem at all with Biden because I DO trust him to sign off on ANY Democratic Party led legislation that does progress our healthcare insurance system that makes it through congress.. be it MFA, enhanced ACA or some other advancement. He'll sign it if it's championed by our congress and makes any progress at all, even if it is less than perfect or has some parts that leave a bad taste in the mouth. I likewise trust all of our other candidates running to do the exact same thing with the sole exception of Bernie Sanders. He is the only one I can see breaking out the Veto pen if he gets a hard fought for less than perfect bill that he doesn't completely like.. Which is a large part of why I'm on the anyone BUT Bernie train.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided