return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 day agoDemocrats’ brutal poll problem - The Democratic Party is now at 31% Favorabilitywww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down116
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkDemocrats’ brutal poll problem - The Democratic Party is now at 31% Favorabilitywww.washingtonpost.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squareTipRing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down3·edit-223 hours 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-squareScroll Responsibly@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoLeiberman, the rotating villain during that cycle.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 hours 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-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·13 hours agoYet another case of Democrats being Charlie Brown kicking a football held by Republicans
minus-squareTipRing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoObamas first term was basically all that, the Republicans ran roughshod over him because of his apparent naivete.
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.
Leiberman, the rotating villain during that cycle.
Let’s not pretend it was Lieberman alone. Ben Nelson was also instrumental in killing the public option.
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.