If you want healthcare for all, like I do, the only way to get it is to WIN THE SENATE. Bernie haranguing Mitch McConnell from the other end of Pennsylvania Ave. instead of from the Senate floor, will make no difference. And we can pass Bernie's plan even if he's not the nominee! https://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1238205930136879105 …
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The Senate fight is far less appealing, because there are no real charismatic progressives to root for in the competitive races, just the kind of fundraiser-friendly Democrats the Revolution doesn't like. But that is the pathway to health care reform in this country. Let's do it!
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The coronavirus pandemic is going to completely upend the political space around health care. Don't be cynical about what even the most milquetoast Democratic Senate might pass in 2021, if we can just get them into office with a bare majority.
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What this boils down to is: let's get power, and then fight about how best to use it, not the other way around. We can get it if we work together.
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The fact that the likely nominee said he'd veto his opponent's flagship legislation if it was passed as written is the start of a negotiation, not a reason to throw up your hands and give up. Medicare for All is not Holy Writ. You can change the jots, tittles, and pay-fors in it
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None of this can get passed without a Democratic Senate. If you want to help get one, please give to the Great Slate—four rural House campaigns working right now to win swing voters and independents in states where the Senate majority will be decided.https://secure.actblue.com/donate/great_slate …
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It also has to be signed into law by the president, and Biden has said he will refuse to do so even if there is a majority in congress. So
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So you pass something he'll sign. Civics 101
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I guess you don’t remember how _Democrats_ blocked progress and ensured the ACA would be overcomplicated and insufficient. They’ll do it again. There are some intraparty fights to be won before we can move forward.
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