I’m profoundly saddened to see Pete Buttigieg base his campaign in SC on bashing Medicare for All (which he used to support). He’s resorted to misleading Americans on health care by using the insurance industry’s false talking points. I should know - I helped write them. (1/10) 
I was excited when he announced his candidacy because of his support for Medicare for All. Two years ago he tweeted: "I, Pete Buttigieg, politician, do henceforth and forthwith declare, most affirmatively and indubitably, unto the ages, that I do favor Medicare for All" (2/10)
Early in the campaign, Pete often defended Medicare for All forcefully and eloquently, pointing out that single-payer is not a radical idea, not even a left position, but a compromise. metroweekly.com/2019/02/pete-b… (3/10)
Unfortunately, he began changing his tune as big checks from health care executives began flowing into his campaign. And with those big checks came new talking points. It's as if he had hired the old me to write his campaign speeches and ads. (4/10)
When I ran PR for Cigna, I knew how to scare people away from reforms that would improve their lives but threatened our profits. I knew how to get politicians on both sides of the aisle to use our messages (money works). Pete is following the script I would have written. (5/10)
Industry-crafted messages are based on the principles of FUD: They are designed to get people to FEAR change, feel UNCERTAIN about it and DOUBT that those calling for change are on their side. (6/10)
Mayor Pete's anti-Medicare for All ads are classic FUD ads. They mislead and obscure what people put up with in our insurance industry-controlled health care system - which Pete’s plan would keep in place - and the high cost of his plan to individuals and families. (7/10)
In his newest ad, Pete says if you like your health plan you can keep it. That lie should be disqualifying. If you get coverage through your employer, your boss decides whether you can keep the plan or whether to change it. In 2018, 21.5 million Americans were laid off. (8/10)
His ad obscures the fact that nearly 1 of every 3 people with employer coverage are underinsured, meaning their deductibles are so high they can't get the care they need. It’s why people with insurance are turning to GoFundMe or bankruptcy court - or dying. (9/10)
Pete used to talk about the shortcomings of corporate health insurance plans, saying that people on them are “paying too much.” Now preserving them is the centerpiece of Pete’s campaign. I expected better of him. crooked.com/podcast/2020-p… (10/10)
