Xavier Becerra Backpedals on Single Payer as He Woos Powerful Doctors’ Lobby | KQED
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Becerra indicated that making progress on government-run healthcare while President Donald Trump is in office was unrealistic.
  • thallamabond@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    The former health secretary under President Joe Biden has advocated for government-run healthcare since he was a congressman thirty years ago

    Becerra’s sudden popularity in the polls and scramble to secure additional campaign financing have forced him to clarify the nuances of his policy positions, including single-payer.

    “Clarify the nuances” ≠ literally changing your fucking mind.

    • phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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      1 month ago

      The former health secretary under President Joe Biden

      Why would anyone expect such a person to be progressive in any way?

    • Maeve@kbin.earth
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      1 month ago

      The sooner people wake up to the fact that Dems offer nothing but future faking, the sooner we can move past the monoparty.