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8. It is puzzling why Warren didn't begin with a transition plan from the ACA...

Sat Nov 2, 2019, 12:07 PM

Nov 2019

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instead of going all in on Medicare for All. No way with Medicare for all with it's alleged 30 trillion buck price tag and loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs is a vote getter.

In other words, if we're the party campaigning on MFA with those figures it will cost, it's like presenting a win in the 2020 election to trump and the repugs on a platter.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Just a reminder .. remember how President Obama had to almost blow up his [View all] Peacetrain Nov 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2019 #1

Agreed. murielm99 Nov 2019 #2

Indeed!! A voice of sanity... thx peacetrain!!! Thekaspervote Nov 2019 #3

Here's a pickup detail from the WAPO peggysue2 Nov 2019 #4

It is puzzling why Warren didn't begin with a transition plan from the ACA... brush Nov 2019 #8

puzzled by the strategy here stopdiggin Nov 2019 #10

I'm equally puzzled peggysue2 Nov 2019 #12

BS is the one who wants to Cha Nov 2019 #16

I had hopes for Warren. Blue_true Nov 2019 #14

Maybe Warren can do better. aikoaiko Nov 2019 #5

The Public Option failed last time with 57 Dem senators crazytown Nov 2019 #6

The public option failed when Americans had not Blue_true Nov 2019 #15

Public opinion might win out this time but I'm on board with strengthening the ACA. The sad abqtommy Nov 2019 #7

I've always been in support of improving ACA calguy Nov 2019 #9

Agreed. If we run on full-on MFA instead of building on the popular ACA, we lose. brush Nov 2019 #11

This is common sense. betsuni Nov 2019 #13

And Nancy Pelosi remembers as well. I think that's why she's in favor of building on that... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2019 #17