not to mention there are several issues where people have already won the persuasion wars years ago, but getting politicians to follow on any of that is like pulling teeth. support for weed legalization from dem leadership is tepid at best, and they abandon $15 MW support quickly anytime it comes up
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it disappeared entirely after the 2020 election. even in rhetoric. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/health-202-biden-public-option-health-insurance/
visible and then primary them based on it
it's quite another to *never publicly talk about your supposedly popular idea that you swear you really do care a lot about ever again*.
for the public option, the supposedly popular alternative to M4A that we were told we should support instead, dems... never mention it again. hm!
ahhahaha no they hated the idea itself. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4074578-biden-expanding-supreme-court-would-politicize-it-maybe-forever/
yes, it's a compromise position that could pass, & yes, if passed it would be so popular private insurance could be dissolved within a decade
no one supports it!
who the fuck do you know of that is fighting tooth and nail for that position?
even the Warren type position of "but we don't want rich people to abuse free college by letting their kids go!"
name one billionaire sending their kid to state school, which I think would actually be good both for their kid personally and society holistically
but those compromises don't actually have a lot of support from electeds! it's all just theoretically being more reasonable!
(an incredibly low bar)
it needs actual support and investment to pass! basically nobody in the dems support it as anything but a way to shut down M4A!!!
great. who in office actually wants to fight for this compromise and will stand their ground to get it.
"uh."
does anyone in office t this in any context other than "not wanting that other thing".
"uhhhhhhhhhhh"
One of the side effects of dodging any sort of primary in 2024 is that there was absolutely zero need for democrats to cater to anyone but the right.
and the moment they win, they stop even mentioning that compromise they told you to accept, much less fight for it.
doesn't leave a good taste in the mouth.
not a lot of people who firmly stand their ground at a midway point.
I want some of that action. I want liberals with balls
Liberals with guts
Liberals are the enemies just as much as the Cons.