Bernie Sanders - The gift, that keeps on giving.. ;)

[disillusioned73]

"The stunning Democratic shift on single-payer
In 2008, no leading Democratic presidential candidate backed single-payer. In 2020, all of them might."

[link:https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/9/7/16267256/single-payer-democrats-2020|

"This is what an emerging party consensus looks like. Over time, some issues become so widely accepted within a party as to be a de facto requirement for anyone aspiring to lead it. No Democrat would run for president, or even for House or Senate minority leader, without supporting the DREAM Act. No Republican would try for a leadership position without supporting repeal of the estate tax.

And the way things are going, soon no Democratic leader will be able to oppose single-payer."

[Hoyt]

1. I don't know many Democrats who OPPOSE it, if they think it will pass.

[disillusioned73]

2. Pass or not..

it's the trend that is fascinating to watch.. from "pie-in-the-sky" in 2016 to a possible plank of the Democratic party platform.. progress