Democratic Primaries

highplainsdem

(48,976 posts) Fri Nov 15, 2019, 11:49 PM Nov 2019

Buttigieg campaign calls Warren's new health care plan a "transparently political attempt [View all]

to paper over a very serious policy problem."

Tweet from CNN's Dan Merica, with an image of the statement from Buttigieg communications director Lis Smith:

Link to tweet

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Buttigieg campaign calls Warren's new health care plan a "transparently political attempt [View all] highplainsdem Nov 2019 OP

Oh Gee crazytown Nov 2019 #1

Warren dropped one of her promises left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #2

Her original approach was bad. That really surprised me. Blue_true Nov 2019 #39

Sounds like a transparent attempt to cast political shade on Warren. Nitram Nov 2019 #3

You can read about it here DavidDvorkin Nov 2019 #4

+100000 Celerity Nov 2019 #5

Yep. He seemed to forget that Twitter is forever. kcr Nov 2019 #24

Maybe so but Warren was smart to do it. She needs to be on firmer ground. comradebillyboy Nov 2019 #6

Yeah, this is a long way from Cha Nov 2019 #9

I approve of evolution... comradebillyboy Nov 2019 #10

So do I.. if you want something to be Cha Nov 2019 #11

Gee. She evolved to Biden's plan as a transition. Good move. He sure is in the right emmaverybo Nov 2019 #26

Yeah, has anybody freaking noticed that besides Cha Nov 2019 #28

I noticed and I'm with you! The Valley Below Nov 2019 #35

Thank you, TVB.. and Cha Nov 2019 #36

No kidding! The Valley Below Nov 2019 #37

lol.. Cha Nov 2019 #38

She really painted herself into a corner by her full embrace of Bernie's unworkable plan. Blue_true Nov 2019 #41

It is stunning to me that she was where she was on that issue. Blue_true Nov 2019 #40

It has been her only serious mistake so far. I think she will recover... comradebillyboy Nov 2019 #44

Warren has a new health plan? question everything Nov 2019 #7

she is trying to back off full blown MFA Celerity Nov 2019 #8

On again off again... no wait.... Thekaspervote Nov 2019 #12

Is similar to Harris' issues with healthcare. It is a third rail now. Celerity Nov 2019 #13

No she isn't. Blue_true Nov 2019 #43

The disruption is still there. dansolo Nov 2019 #45

To reduce premiums for everyone and improve health results, everyone must end up in a Blue_true Nov 2019 #47

no, as we all know MFA will never pass Celerity Nov 2019 #48

I agree that she realize that she needed to take a step back. Blue_true Nov 2019 #49

Right?? Didn't see that coming did we? AncientGeezer Nov 2019 #22

No. She has just proposed a tweak to the speed of implementation of MFA. Blue_true Nov 2019 #42

Maybe Mayor Pete should stop worrying about her MFA plan and focus on his African American problem.n helpisontheway Nov 2019 #14

This. BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #15

FFS! BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #16

It's a legitimate post. crazytown Nov 2019 #17

It's certainly a legitimate BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #18

HPD is a fierce advocate for Joe Biden crazytown Nov 2019 #19

Well, there is that. BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #20

Oh please. This is not "any weakness." Warren made M4All almost all she was running on for emmaverybo Nov 2019 #29

"M4All almost all she was running on" crazytown Nov 2019 #31

She does have over thirty other plans. But she pushed M4All as the piece de resistance of her emmaverybo Nov 2019 #32

Warren is running against corruption. crazytown Nov 2019 #33

Forced to? She said long ago she was with Bernie on healthcare. Fine, she can spend more time emmaverybo Nov 2019 #34

Sure Pete BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #21

People's policy positions "evolve", just as Senator Warren seems to have evolved to a public option. Tarheel_Dem Nov 2019 #23

In fairness, Mayo Pete is an expert on transparently political actions. nt aidbo Nov 2019 #25

Pete was for single payer not too long ago. He evolved. blm Nov 2019 #30

Mayor Pete is absolutely right n/t PhoenixDem Nov 2019 #27

Nobody should under estimate Mayor Pete. nt UniteFightBack Nov 2019 #46

Is that all there is in the message? Sapient Donkey Nov 2019 #50

That's quite alright. one has a plan. one has plans Kurt V. Nov 2019 #51

LOL, I chuckle at BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #52

I think you meant "pull the rug out" (not "rung"). And FWIW, judging by the latest highplainsdem Nov 2019 #53

You are correct. BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #54