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In reply to the discussion: Bernie is not even a Democrat, so why is he ripping our party apart? [View all]kstewart33
(6,551 posts)Compromise isn't in Bernie's DNA. Both sides must come together and reach some agreement about how progressives and Democrats can unify and win in 2018. But Bernie's just doesn't compromise, and many Democrats aren't willing to go as far left as Bernie wants to go.
Example: I support single payer healthcare. But I don't support it in the near term for two reasons. First, over 90% of the public have health insurance through their employers. Many if not most are scared of losing what they have for a huge change that may fail. So getting the public behind single payer now is highly unlikely.
Second, it is especially not possible because no one has yet developed a plan and strategy that will actually work. You can't sell a plan to the 90% if you don't have a detailed, well considered plan to sell.
Bernie wants Medicare for All. Okay, but where's the details? Surely he learned from Vermont's failure. But details? Haven't seen them.
So campaigning on MFA is a loser in 2018.