Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: All of this Sanders dread is astounding to me [View all]Laelth
(32,017 posts)... given a choice between a real Republican and a phony Republican, the people will choose the real Republican every time. We can not be phony Republicans.
If the people want universal, government-funded health care, or a massive increase in the minimum wage, or free tuition at public colleges, or significant student loan debt relief, our job, as Democrats, is to do our best to give the people what they want.
Barack Obamas campaign slogan was Yes. We can., not No. We cant. We have to try, at least, to give the people what they think, rightly, that they deserve. The UK has universal, government-funded healthcare. They have a much higher minimum wage. They have state-funded college education, and, as a result, their people are not drowning in student loan debt. If the UK can do it, so can we.
This is what the Democratic Party IS FOR.
-Laelth
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden