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62% of Americans agree US government should ensure everyone has health coverage
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The midterm campaign should literally just be, "Death to Health Insurance, Public Health Now".
No other issues. Campaign on that as a mandate. If we can only change one big thing at a time then we should only promise one big thing.
But what about the donors?
The Democrats have the infrastructure. Screw the big donors. Run an actual grass roots campaign. It's not like they can do any worse at this point.
Some of Tim Walz's largest donors are health insurance and professionals. They have financial incentives to keep the status quo. With Democrats like this, who needs Republicans?
Walz doesn't have a seat anymore. And what do the Democrats have to lose by actually moving left?
I'd say the reason the Democrats won't move left is because the party elite have a lot of donors they'd piss off by actually supporting serious leftist economic policy.
Maybe I'm wrong. Hell, I'd love to be wrong. But I've sort of lost hope that the democratic party is ever going to deliver.
Yeah I get that. But it would be the kind of move that shakes up losing all of the swing states, the popular vote, and both legislative bodies. Political parties want to get elected and "normal" campaigning isn't doing it anymore. A few more losses like this and there won't be a democratic party.
Why even complain? We all know Dems will vote blue no matter who next cycle
Well tbf the reason I'm complaining is that the status quo sucks and isn't going to get better, even if the Dems sweep next election.
Historically we can change zero big things at a time. But I agree with you. Our rate of change has got to change. (Mathematics/physics joke goes here.)