Democratic Primaries

wellst0nev0ter

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58. Yes it only took 8 years

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #55)

Sun Nov 17, 2019, 04:55 PM

Nov 2019

If it was 2010, centrists would reject Obamacare as an election loser.

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

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Medicare for All a Vote Loser in 2018 U.S. House Elections [View all] brooklynite Nov 2019 OP

Well, since we won a record breaking number of house seats, I'm not worried. vsrazdem Nov 2019 #1

Moderates won back the house running on the ACA and /or local issues...so if we run on MFA,you Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #3

Not going to happen. vsrazdem Nov 2019 #10

Medicare for All is a recipe for a Republican Congress. Gothmog Nov 2019 #34

Medicare for all in its current form will not be the final product. There will be compromise just vsrazdem Nov 2019 #38

And I do not want to lose downballot races due to a plan that was proven to hurt candidates Gothmog Nov 2019 #39

Whoever wins the primary will be the one running and that choice is for the American people to vsrazdem Nov 2019 #40

Coattails and helping downballot candidates are important criterion Gothmog Nov 2019 #43

Whoever wins, wins. That's how it works, it is about the president of the US, not about vsrazdem Nov 2019 #45

We won those seats with candidates who ran away from Medicare for All Gothmog Nov 2019 #32

From Harry Reid Gothmog Nov 2019 #59

It's a loser period evertonfc Nov 2019 #2

I don't like Medicare...don't get me wrong...glad such a program exist...but there are multiple Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #4

I'm curious, dware Nov 2019 #7

I would like to see universal healthcare modeled on the military program...we have a great program Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #11

Thank you for the reply. dware Nov 2019 #12

Don't let anyone take them away...no one in any party...union and military benefits are the best Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #15

That's exactly why I'm a solid Democrat. dware Nov 2019 #17

The GOP have been coming for your benefits for years...But I think MFA is a threat to union Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #18

+1million. dware Nov 2019 #19

re: "I don't like Medicare...there are multiple flaws in this program." thesquanderer Nov 2019 #8

Medicare is the model though and it shouldn't be IMHO. I fail to see why it is a good idea to start Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #13

Medicare and ACA are BOTH reasonable models to consider. thesquanderer Nov 2019 #24

If what you get isn't current medicare, then it's not "medicare for all" brooklynite Nov 2019 #20

If you want to expand on the ACA or Obamacare, then don't call it the ACA or Obamacare. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2019 #22

LOL, says much more concisely what I was basically saying in post #23! (n/t) thesquanderer Nov 2019 #25

Build on Obamacare not tear it apart! Gothmog Nov 2019 #33

The proper name would be "single payer"... thesquanderer Nov 2019 #23

Yes, we need Medicare For All not Mediocre For All. EmInColorado Nov 2019 #30

Welcome to DU, Em. JudyM Nov 2019 #37

Warren's latest health plan is causing concerns for some centrist, moderate and rural Democrats Gothmog Nov 2019 #60

He's correct, and it won't be a winner next year either. George II Nov 2019 #5

If it matters to anyone, it was based on 2016 presidential info backtoblue Nov 2019 #6

It matters... losing issues can become winning issues 4 years later. thesquanderer Nov 2019 #9

It is not a winning issue and there is no question...those running on the ACA are doing better...we Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #14

The article specifically talks about the 2018 midterms. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #16

Read the actual study Gothmog Nov 2019 #29

I still don't get why a candidate can't concentrate on Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #21

Because that would make them a corporatist DINO sellout. Try to keep up..... brooklynite Nov 2019 #28

Try to keep up! There's a monster in the White House and half of America find ridding Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #31

Joe is focusing on this Gothmog Nov 2019 #35

Yes...he lived through the gruel of even coercing Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #36

KR! Yes it was. Cha Nov 2019 #26

Medicare for All a Vote Loser in 2018 U.S. House Elections Gothmog Nov 2019 #27

right-wing... myohmy2 Nov 2019 #41

LARRY Sabato is not a right winger Gothmog Nov 2019 #42

You do remember we lost the House, and ultimately the Senate primarily due to suspicions over ACA? Tarheel_Dem Nov 2019 #44

I think... myohmy2 Nov 2019 #46

... PhoenixDem Nov 2019 #48

The midterm elections were, to an important extent, a referendum on the Affordable Care Act Gothmog Nov 2019 #56

+1. I can't imagine Congress Critters having to go back home and defend something that... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2019 #57

MFA is political suicide n/t PhoenixDem Nov 2019 #47

Mfa done right will be a winning issue. Joe941 Nov 2019 #49

Medicare for All at the top of the ticket in 2020 will lose us the House. Gothmog Nov 2019 #50

A scare tactic. We need to be bold! Joe941 Nov 2019 #51

I trust Speaker Pelosi Gothmog Nov 2019 #52

"Obamacare Is A Vote Loser! Run Away!" wellst0nev0ter Nov 2019 #53

The ACA was a winning issue for Democrats in 2018 Gothmog Nov 2019 #55

Yes it only took 8 years wellst0nev0ter Nov 2019 #58

Not so. Democrats have been for the ACA since treestar Nov 2019 #63

Michigan Democrats show less enthusiasm for progressive policies Gothmog Nov 2019 #54

MFA is not popular Gothmog Nov 2019 #61

Medicare for All's JOBS problem Gothmog Nov 2019 #62

Nancy Pelosi is "not for doing away with Obamacare" and prefers to give people choices. Gothmog Dec 2019 #64