03-05-2020, 12:35 PM
(03-05-2020, 11:53 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: So 60+% of people say they support Medicare for all, but between 20 to 30% of them vote for Sanders, but this is not an indication that people favor Sanders, but didn't vote for him?
Correct.
(03-05-2020, 11:53 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Maybe you could make that argument for the somewhats, but if you say you "strongly" support medicare for all, I'm not sure why you would vote for Biden over Sanders, unless you're worried about electability, as the word "strongly" would indicate that you actually care about that policy.
Not even then. What other policy positions do they prefer "strongly?" You're trying to boil this decision down to one policy position when it is anything but.
(03-05-2020, 11:53 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Maybe there are some people out there that say "I support medicare for all, but healthcare reform is not my primary issue. I care about...[1. something that Biden says he will do] more."
The literal only thing I can think of that fits into [1.] in that sentence is "beating Donald Trump" as that is Biden's only real platform.
This is a dismissive talking point from some progressives aimed at the moderates and, specifically, Biden. Look, i'm not a Biden fan (as a candidate at least) but this is an argument made in bad faith.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
