Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren releases calculator for billionaires (Updated) [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)whether 50% of population will accept a mandate to take a single payer system, modeled on Medicare, whether she can raise the revenue she claims, whether it will costs what she claims, whether it will cut into taxes needed for other issues -- like climate change, education, jobs, college debt relief, free college, deficit reduction, debt reduction, bolstering social security, and a bunch more -- whether her taxes at federal level will negatively impact local efforts to provide services, etc.
Besides believing she will lose the general election, especially if trump is out of consideration, I don't think she can handle all that with her populist promises while pushing "economic patriotism" (AKA, America First).
And, yes, I will vote and support her if she gets the nomination. I just won't be optimistic about outcome for Prez, House, Senate or locally.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden