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43. You are welcome to pitch your ideas

Tue May 12, 2026, 02:32 AM

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And run your candidates in primaries. But support our nominees. And stop getting so angry when your ideas lose. And stop saying anybody who doesn't agree is corrupt.

How about a little strategy? Instead of trying to push a losing single payer idea push the public option. If the government can really do a better job of running health care than the private sector then people will freely choose the government plan and you'll get your wish. And you won't have alienated people by forcing them. Of course, that's not as much fun as playing revolutionary but it would work much better.

And meanwhile, we wouldn't have to sacrifice Obamacare and Medicaid.

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