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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Oh Boy... Another Sanders Hit Piece By The New York Times... They Are Worried... [View all]sheshe2
(83,751 posts)17. Well
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reminded the progressive media gathered on Capitol Hill today that single-payer health care reform was dead before it started in the Senate.
"It would have had 8 or 10 votes and that's it," he said, addressing a topic central in the minds of many who the bloggers and left wing talk show hosts gathered for the 4th annual Senate Democratic Progressive Media Summit in Washington reach everyday.
Sanders is among the few in the Senate not afraid to say he supports government-run, universal health care. But his calls for such a program have gone unanswered, much to the chagrin of progressives who still feel it is the best way to solve the nation's health care crisis.
"It would have had 8 or 10 votes and that's it," he said, addressing a topic central in the minds of many who the bloggers and left wing talk show hosts gathered for the 4th annual Senate Democratic Progressive Media Summit in Washington reach everyday.
Sanders is among the few in the Senate not afraid to say he supports government-run, universal health care. But his calls for such a program have gone unanswered, much to the chagrin of progressives who still feel it is the best way to solve the nation's health care crisis.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/sanders-single-payer-never-had-a-chance
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Oh Boy... Another Sanders Hit Piece By The New York Times... They Are Worried... [View all]
WillyT
Jul 2015
OP
And the ACA and the recent Iran nuclear deal and a triple growth in green energy growth ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#2
Right. And to my recollection it didn't, at least with regard to the public option.
SusanCalvin
Jul 2015
#63
You don't think the PO was run up the flagpole with Democratic legislators? n/t
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#64
I thought MAYBE that could be the case, until I saw how hard he is fighting and arm twisting for TPP
GoneFishin
Jul 2015
#43
Barack Obama has been a transformational and consequential president
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#42
My mom met the GOAT in 1986. She said he was so handsome and my mom met Harry Belafonte at the Copa.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#48
I'm enough of a pragmatist to realize we're nowhere near "the last few months of an election".
winter is coming
Jul 2015
#18
It refers to the OP, which is regurgitating the bullshit meme that Sanders will run as a third
winter is coming
Jul 2015
#55
Yes, having a healthy primary with healthy debates is the correct way to do a primary. We have the
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#56
I fail to see how this in any way shape or form can be classified as a "hit piece"
mythology
Jul 2015
#23
It's 481 days until the election. If Americans can't come up with a decent candidate in that..
BlueJazz
Jul 2015
#35
Clearly the powers that be are afraid, like the Wizard of Oz they hide behibd a curtain pretending
peacebird
Jul 2015
#36
Screw worrying about what THEY say. Vote for who you believe will do the best job.
GoneFishin
Jul 2015
#45