r/politics • u/Hootinger • 16d ago

No Paywall Hakeem Jeffries says Medicare for all is not legislation he currently supports

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/hakeem-jeffries-says-medicare-for-all-is-not-legislation-he-currently-supports-268371525570
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u/Sovoy 16d ago

If they can just get a little more right wing the worst people in the country might finally vote dem

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u/Bocchi_theGlock 15d ago

Schumer literally said in 2016 for every blue collar working class dem voter we lose, we'll win two suburban centrist Republicans/conservative voters.

Not just out-of-touch, this is one of the most embarrassing takes in politics by a major left leader. No data supports this, it keeps failing yet they cling to it. How many nonvoters are there vs swing voters, like c'mon

It does double-duty damage - people don't vote because they think Dems are too controlled by corporate interests, too similar to GOP, and that it doesn't matter. So courting centrists/conservatives proves their point, justifies non participation, and hurts turnout of regular voters by failing to inspire.

These people are beyond corrupted sell-outs, they should have resigned a long time ago. I feel bad for anyone who works with them, under them, or is represented by them - plus all the working class and at-risk communities getting screwed over by Trump admin because they refuse to get out of the way.