| > I predict that it's a large majority, >60%, and am unsurprised to see a poll saying 65% Yes, and I don't think I'd be surprised about how many Americans support capitalism. I generally support capitalism. > healthcare reform shouldn't affect which doctors they can see > no Medicare For All proposal could even approach Of course you couldn't keep your plan but why couldn't you keep your doctor when all doctors would be under the single government plan? It's not like the public loves health insurance companies. > the American Medical Association opposes Medicare For All, and people generally trust doctors more than politicians about healthcare. This seems like an equivocation. People don't necessarily trust doctors about politics. Moreover, trusting your doctor is not the same as trusting the AMA. > Again, this is something where I'd encourage people to put themselves in Chuck Schumer's shoes. Never. > there aren't enough swing voters Why in the world would you conclude that in the 1980s? You know, Jimmy Carter did win in 1976, and was pretty close in California despite losing. (Carter had already become so unpopular in 1980 that he was primaried by Ted Kennedy, before he faced Reagan.) Dukakis was also pretty close in California. It's crucial to note that Ronald Reagan was the Governor of California, and Richard Nixon was Senator from California, so they had home state advantage there. Even poor Mondale won his home state of Minnesota. And note that California had a Democratic Governor (Jerry Brown) in 1980. > If you're behind right now and want to start winning elections, you simply can't start from the premise that anyone who identifies with the other side is unreachable. I would submit that 2020s Republicans are not 1980s Republicans. After decades of right-wing media indoctrination, Republicans are now detached from reality and believe all kinds of crazy things. Approving of Trump after everything Trump has said and done is not even remotely the same as approving of Reagan. |