1 Payer Megathread - Sanders discusses on MTP - Likely to run as Indy in 2018

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Still only 20% of Democratic Senators support something proposed 47 years ago by a Republican Senator. Sad!

http://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/15/archives/medicare-for-all-is-asked-by-javits.html

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I hope this gets a significant portion of Democratic Senator's but to be real this is not getting anywhere with Republican control in the Senate.

Obviously they wouldn't be so quick to sign on if it had a chance of passing.

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Sanders/Warren/Merkely should co-sponsor the medicare at 55 bill. Better than what we have currently and would help unite the party.

Medicare for Boomers < Medicare for All though.

This.
Also, I think it's very hypoctiyical for Sanders to run as an independent again. The Democratic party clearly embraced him and many of hid views, with so many Democrats notably supporting single-payer healthcare. Let him join them if he wants to have his influence.

The Democratic party told progressives to go f**k themselves.

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Sanders/Warren/Merkely should co-sponsor the medicare at 55 bill. Better than what we have currently and would help unite the party.

Medicare for Boomers < Medicare for All though.

This.
Also, I think it's very hypoctiyical for Sanders to run as an independent again. The Democratic party clearly embraced him and many of hid views, with so many Democrats notably supporting single-payer healthcare. Let him join them if he wants to have his influence.

The Democratic party told progressives to go f**k themselves.

By embracing many of their positions, but not absolutely succumbing to everything and purging everyone who disagrees? How cruel.

89% of Senate Democrats just voted for a large increase to the military and there was crickets from the people who criticized Bernie's ideas for being too expensive.

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Sanders/Warren/Merkely should co-sponsor the medicare at 55 bill. Better than what we have currently and would help unite the party.

Medicare for Boomers < Medicare for All though.

This.
Also, I think it's very hypoctiyical for Sanders to run as an independent again. The Democratic party clearly embraced him and many of hid views, with so many Democrats notably supporting single-payer healthcare. Let him join them if he wants to have his influence.

The Democratic party told progressives to go f**k themselves.

By embracing many of their positions, but not absolutely succumbing to everything and purging everyone who disagrees? How cruel.

89% of Senate Democrats just voted for a large increase to the military and there was crickets from the people who criticized Bernie's ideas for being too expensive.

Yes, not all Democrats are 100% Bernie clones. It still doesn't change the fact that he's way in the Democratic mainstream and running again as an independent, while still wanting to have strong influence in the party, is imo trying to eat the cake and keep it whole.

No he's really not in the mainstream of Senate Democrats. 100% of Senate Democrats voted for sanctions on Iran.