Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumWas curious to hear what Sanders wants to do
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287658759My main question is whether Sanders wants so much to challenge Biden to let supporters leave him that we may lose, the way we ended up in 2016.
No, Biden's supporters are not the people older than 65. There are many young, in the African American communities, in the suburbs.
He keeps pushing for Medicare for All as the only solution to our problems with current health care. As in this case?
Elderly go blind as NHS ignores eye surgery rationing advice
Tens of thousands of elderly people are left struggling to see because of an NHS cost-cutting drive that relies on them dying before they can qualify for cataract surgery, senior doctors say.
The NHS has ignored instructions to end cataract treatment rationing in defiance of official guidance two years ago, a survey by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists has found.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/elderly-go-blind-as-nhs-ignores-eye-surgery-rationing-advice-bp5x77t0g
Biden know that we can make the ACA better and he should stick to it.
Making sure that "all of our people can go to college or trade school, regardless of their income?" No, the ones who can should pay. Not the "affluenza" kids, not the ones who rape sorority girls and get away with it. And not the ones who want to study something interesting with no chance of making a living. They can start with a 2 year college and then transfer.
I now agree with others who say that there is no reason for tomorrow debate if Sanders' sole purpose is to kill the only chance we have to win, since he cannot get the 1990 delegates.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
showblue22
(1,026 posts)In poor communities people do not want to go to college and are so poor some can't even finish high school. To tell you the truth, if you were able to graduate from high school and take out student loans for college, for many folks in poor communities you are the affluent.
Biden has plans for them.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)Biden's average has been going UP since it's down to two people now, Sanders' average has been going down.
It will only be worse after Tuesday, where Biden is leading by 67% to 33%.
No one sees any primary in which Sanders can gain any ground. This thing is over.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
question everything
(48,833 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mr.Bill
(24,800 posts)a Sanders supporter shows up and says "But Medicare for all isn't really Medicare".
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
question everything
(48,833 posts)what it means.
Democratic Voters Dont Actually Understand Medicare For All, New Report Says
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/medicare-for-all-poll-democrats_n_5d08264de4b0886dd15db364
Its safe to assume these Democratic candidates wouldnt be so openly enthusiastic about Medicare for All if surveys hadnt shown the concept to be so popular with voters in general and with Democratic voters in particular. But, according to a new telephone poll that the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation published Tuesday morning, many of those voters seem to think that Medicare for All would do things it wouldnt ― or, more precisely, that it wouldnt do things it would.
Thats especially true when it comes to the future role of private insurance. Two-thirds of Democratic voters think that people with employer coverage could hold on to their policies under Medicare for All, according to the Kaiser study, which used a nationally representative sample of more than 1,200 adults.
In reality, both the Sanders proposal and its House counterpart, from Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), would prohibit the sale of private insurance that is duplicative of what the new government plan would offer.
That would effectively wipe out existing employer policies. Private insurers could still offer supplemental plans, but only to pay for extras, like cosmetic surgery and premium hospital rooms, that the government plan didnt cover.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Indykatie
(3,853 posts)He see incremental change like the ACA as a failure. If he wants to push Biden on M4All he's wasting his time. He refuses to accept that M4All won't ever come to fruition in its current form. There are more than a few elected Dems that don't support it including Pelosi. That makes it DOA.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
emmaverybo
(8,147 posts)nurse and doctor shortages. ERs often have to close. People wait beyond a reasonable time to get
basic screening tests, hip replacement is considered elective surgery...
If M4All were to look anything like NHS, we would be in trouble.
Dont bother to tell me better outcomes. Different population. We have more obesity, more GSW,
are a larger population.
Our Medicare, medicaid, and ACA (but for too high premiums) sooooo much better.
I hope we do get to universal health care, but we need god quality!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden