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LilElf70

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20. I'm in

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 07:06 PM

Jul 1

I'm all in

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I think Dems should immediately start campaigning on Universal Healthcare/Medicare-for-All as a runup to 2026. [View all] Sogo Jul 1 OP

Great Idea yankee87 Jul 1 #1

Yes, exactly. Sogo Jul 1 #4

Agree with you 100%. erronis Jul 1 #10

Absolutely!!! Yes!! Let's make this happen!! We can do it!! wordstroken Jul 1 #28

+1. Darn sure ought to start running on Democratic Project 2026/2028. Merely criticizing trump ain't gonna help us win. Silent Type Jul 1 #2

Another way to do this is to get behind a "shadow cabinet" that can present a unified view erronis Jul 1 #12

That would require a level of organization never known to Democrats. TomSlick Jul 1 #29

Agree - herding cats. But we're fighting an enemy who is much more disciplined. erronis Jul 1 #33

We are who we are. TomSlick Jul 1 #34

You have to votes...first we have to fix what the GOP broke. WE need a strong Demsrule86 Jul 1 #3

You just lost us the election. Jirel Jul 1 #30

Too scary. They can't possibly do that! *pearlclutch* HelpImSurrounded Jul 1 #5

Agreed blueinredLa Jul 1 #6

dems have so much against them et tu Jul 1 #7

and they should anchor that message... GiqueCee Jul 1 #8

You'd have to get them all on the same page about that first. Good luck! WhiskeyGrinder Jul 1 #9

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 1 #11

Yup. The time is ripe for a progressive agenda Joinfortmill Jul 1 #13

IF ONLY... MrChuck Jul 1 #14

Relitigating the 2016 primary? Why? comradebillyboy Jul 1 #35

They tried Mountainguy Jul 2 #40

Would be nice but it won't happen. Health insurance is a chunk of their income. Autumn Jul 1 #15

That's over Blue Full Moon Jul 1 #17

How so? Health insurance companies will continue to donate to these politicians. Autumn Jul 1 #19

They needed to run on it with Harris Blue Full Moon Jul 1 #16

This should damn well be part of the platform and the standard view by now. Karasu Jul 1 #18

I'm in LilElf70 Jul 1 #20

We absolutely MUST abandon the corporate overlords and return to labor. BlueTsunami2018 Jul 1 #21

100%! THE OTHER 2-PT. MESSAGE: "All Republican leaders take all that "socialism" healthcare for themselves, but deny it ancianita Jul 1 #22

That message is too easy to attack--attacks that will resonate with a lot of the... Ol Janx Spirit Jul 1 #23

That's why we lose. Jirel Jul 1 #32

It's a fair point, but the moment we are in did not come out of nowhere. It is the result of a decades-long... Ol Janx Spirit Jul 1 #37

It wont matter Hornedfrog2000 Jul 1 #24

Highly recommended democrank Jul 1 #25

Agree (nm) mikewv Jul 1 #26

How long will the billionaire's tax cuts go and is there a way Tribetime Jul 1 #27

K&R mvd Jul 1 #31

A simple and Powerful message That AOC and Bermie have been sharing with huge, enthusiastic crowds all over the US usonian Jul 1 #36

That, and a ten year balanced budget, paid for by taxes on elon. Volaris Jul 1 #38

IMHO: returnee Jul 2 #39

Yes and I believe Gov. Walz said the same. Passages Jul 2 #41

The Public Option is a better option than Medicare for All n/t Wanderlust988 Jul 2 #42