…so hold on a second: when you said “vote for Biden because he will establish universal healthcare”, you didn’t really mean it?
But it won’t even happen then, right? It isn’t really aspirational at all. Outside of the progressive block, there isn’t support for universal healthcare at all. So why did you say it?
This is exactly what I’m talking about. You don’t think that by now that people don’t know this? That the reason why they aren’t campaigning on this is because the Democrat leadership have no intention of making it happen?
This isn’t aspirational. Its simply “messaging.” And it isn’t even messaging coming from the Democrats.
Another stupid strategic mistake. Who didn’t see this coming?
But even if they did codify it, I’m pretty sure the Supremes would have figured out a way to undermine it. Which is why any plan to codify it now is unlikely to get any traction. It’s too late. I don’t think you are going to win the senate, let alone get enough votes to actually make a difference.
The reasons why my criticisms sound no different than the exact same things I’ve heard about Democrats for your entire life is because the Democrats have simply been outplayed. The plan to take the Supreme Court started decades ago. People sounded the alarm bells but nobody listened.
I’m not even talking about the debate. To push this “aspirational” agenda through they need to capture the senate, the house and the presidency in big enough numbers to overcome internal dissent. And it needs unified leadership to push what is plainly a progressive agenda.
But the progressives aren’t in charge. And the centrists will do what they always will do, which is to push back on any moves to the left.
And I don’t think that will be enough. And I don’t think even if they did everything I suggested, it would be enough to squeak out a win. But at least you wouldn’t be going down without a fight.