Democrats could pass major parts of her agenda with narrow majorities. But Republicans are telegraphing that her plans would be dead on arrival if they're in charge.
Gotta shift that Overton window first. Votes can do that slowly, if we can do it consistently enough (local elections too, not just the presidential one.)
That probably won’t be enough on its own, of course, but it’s certainly not nothing.
That one might actually happen because of how fucking pissed everyone is and because minimum wage employers don’t lobby as much as health insurers, drug manufacturers, and PBMs.
If I remember right, the Affordable Care Act passed the Senate 60-39 along party lines on December 24, 2009, and passed the House 219-212. That’s really ragged edge stuff. Universal healthcre was considered, but too many votes would have been lost to pass a resolution which incorporated it. They did what they could.
I mean, maybe. Exactly how Dem is this Congress? Because we’re gonna have to have enough Dems that we can lose a few and still win the vote.
Unless, of course, you think we can get some Republicans on board. It’s almost like the main problem isn’t the few Dems that won’t play along, like Manchin and Lieberman. Maybe the main issue is Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), JD Vance (R-OH), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and the fact that I could have listed 47 other Republicans here, and that’s just if I stick to the Senate.
Once we finally get a Dem Congress and POTUS then we’ll get universal healthcare, right? Right?
Nope, sorry… we’d need actual progressives to get that done.
Gotta shift that Overton window first. Votes can do that slowly, if we can do it consistently enough (local elections too, not just the presidential one.)
That probably won’t be enough on its own, of course, but it’s certainly not nothing.
They’ll raise the minimum wage to $20/hr?
That one might actually happen because of how fucking pissed everyone is and because minimum wage employers don’t lobby as much as health insurers, drug manufacturers, and PBMs.
Maybe? They still have to appease their corporate donors.
If I remember right, the Affordable Care Act passed the Senate 60-39 along party lines on December 24, 2009, and passed the House 219-212. That’s really ragged edge stuff. Universal healthcre was considered, but too many votes would have been lost to pass a resolution which incorporated it. They did what they could.
Lieberman specifically tanked the public option piece. That would’ve been a strong step towards single payer but we were one vote short.
Yes. Lieberman was the Senator from Connecticut. Many insurance companies HQed there. Without his vote they couldn’t reach cloture
Lieberman had help. Ben Nelson.
sorry, best I can do is insulin coupons
My go to liberal ‘thing’ is means testing but insulin coupons just got added to the list.
I mean, maybe. Exactly how Dem is this Congress? Because we’re gonna have to have enough Dems that we can lose a few and still win the vote.
Unless, of course, you think we can get some Republicans on board. It’s almost like the main problem isn’t the few Dems that won’t play along, like Manchin and Lieberman. Maybe the main issue is Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), JD Vance (R-OH), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and the fact that I could have listed 47 other Republicans here, and that’s just if I stick to the Senate.