@return2ozma to politics • 1 month agoDemocrats’ brutal poll problem - The Democratic Party is now at 31% Favorabilitywww.washingtonpost.commessage-square66arrow-up1180arrow-down117cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareTipRinglinkEnglish27•edit-21 month agoSingle payer was killed by Lieberman, Hillary Clinton actually pushed for it. When it became clear they didn’t have the votes in the Senate they tacked to an idea implemented by Romney after some Republicans hinted they would support it - none did.
minus-squareBoomer Humor DoomergodlinkEnglish10•1 month agoYet another case of Democrats being Charlie Brown kicking a football held by Republicans
minus-squareTipRinglinkEnglish1•1 month agoObamas first term was basically all that, the Republicans ran roughshod over him because of his apparent naivete.
minus-square@Ensign_CrablinkEnglish5•1 month ago Single payer was killed by Lieberman Let’s not pretend it was Lieberman alone. Ben Nelson was also instrumental in killing the public option.
minus-squareScroll Responsiblylinkfedilink3•1 month agoLeiberman, the rotating villain during that cycle.
Single payer was killed by Lieberman, Hillary Clinton actually pushed for it. When it became clear they didn’t have the votes in the Senate they tacked to an idea implemented by Romney after some Republicans hinted they would support it - none did.
Yet another case of Democrats being Charlie Brown kicking a football held by Republicans
Obamas first term was basically all that, the Republicans ran roughshod over him because of his apparent naivete.
Let’s not pretend it was Lieberman alone. Ben Nelson was also instrumental in killing the public option.
Leiberman, the rotating villain during that cycle.