tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post8993081957745134600..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Public Plan and the 2008 CampaignJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-19884735848147961842009-11-23T15:27:16.107-06:002009-11-23T15:27:16.107-06:00I think that's right, although I also think th...I think that's right, although I also think that a single-payer plan would have been a tough sell in the general election. Both Clinton and Obama placed a lot of emphasis on everyone being able to keep their current insurance, which suggests that "keep your current insurance" must poll really well. <br /><br />I do think it would have been interesting if Edwards had run on single-payer platform.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-16249523742053046782009-11-23T13:29:28.182-06:002009-11-23T13:29:28.182-06:00Nice.
It's been odd to watch my fellow libera...Nice.<br /><br />It's been odd to watch my fellow liberals re-write history when it comes to the public option & the 2008 campaign. I followed Obama's campaign pretty closely and never heard the phrase "public option" so I was surprised when this became the most crucial aspect of health care reform to liberals last summer. In general, I think a lot of liberals regret not really pushing for single payer in 08 and have latched onto the public option as the next best thing but really the single payer or even public option as centerpiece of health reform needed to be hashed out in the campaign like you said.CTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10928983745917493342noreply@blogger.com