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Democratic presidential hopefuls are floundering a bit over Medicare for All. Let's hope they get clear about it, in particular the reality that completely going to single-payer would require a LOT of revenue 1/
Also, polling suggests that a combination of buy-in and enhanced subsidies is a lot more salable. What we need is something like what happened in 2007-8, when Dem candidates converged on an actually workable strategy for expanding coverage 2/
One thing that's different: in 2008 the problem was overcoming timid centrists; this time it may mainly be about reaching an accommodation with progressive purists. If they make immediate transition to single-payer a litmus test, it will be a problem 3/
But please don't talk about Dems in disarray, or act as if they're the party with a reality problem. Remember, at this point in the last cycle, Jeb! – the "realist" candidate – was into deep voodoo 4/ nytimes.com/2015/06/19/opi…
