Watching a passel of Democrats in the Motor City struggle to differentiate themselves recalled my move years ago from politics to New York PR. I was a bit confused about nomenclature in my new profession and turned to a grizzled veteran.
Putting aside the theatrics of Biden Bashfest II Wednesday, the faux showdowns on the first night opened a new going-forward narrative of differences among the "Moderates" and "Progressives." The Wall Street Journal opined on "The sharpest ideological differences in decades."
Former Maryland Congressman John Delaney managed to squeeze in his money line - "Real solutions, not impossible promises" - on four separate occasions, and called Medicare for All "Extreme." But he also shoehorned in the phrase "Universal" in conjunction with health care four times, proposing "a universal health care system to give everyone basic health care for free." That's telling 'em, congressman.
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a "Progressive" public option backer, gave away that ruse: "We'll see Americans walk away from the corporate options into that Medicare option, and it will become Medicare for All without us having to kick anybody off their insurance."
"Climate," specifically, the Green New Deal, the loudest critic of which was, again, Mr. Delaney, who considers it unrealistic.
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Putting aside the theatrics of Biden Bashfest II Wednesday, the faux showdowns on the first night opened a new going-forward narrative of differences among the "Moderates" and "Progressives." The Wall Street Journal opined on "The sharpest ideological differences in decades."
Former Maryland Congressman John Delaney managed to squeeze in his money line - "Real solutions, not impossible promises" - on four separate occasions, and called Medicare for All "Extreme." But he also shoehorned in the phrase "Universal" in conjunction with health care four times, proposing "a universal health care system to give everyone basic health care for free." That's telling 'em, congressman.
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a "Progressive" public option backer, gave away that ruse: "We'll see Americans walk away from the corporate options into that Medicare option, and it will become Medicare for All without us having to kick anybody off their insurance."
"Climate," specifically, the Green New Deal, the loudest critic of which was, again, Mr. Delaney, who considers it unrealistic.
Issues & Insights is a new site formed by the seasoned journalists behind the legendary IBD Editorials page.
We're just getting started, and we'll be adding new features as time permits.
https://issuesinsights.com/2019/08/03/dont-buy-the-myth-of-the-moderate-democrat/
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