Voters have reason to worry.
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“I’m struck at how many people have come up to me recently and said, “Trump’s going to get re-elected, isn’t he?” And in each case, when I drilled down to ask why, I bumped into the Democratic presidential debates in June. I think a lot of Americans were shocked by some of the things they heard there. I was.
I was shocked that so many candidates in the party whose nominee I was planning to support want to get rid of the private health insurance covering some 250 million Americans and have “Medicare for all” instead. I think we should strengthen Obamacare and eventually add a public option.
I was shocked that so many were ready to decriminalize illegal entry into our country. I think people should have to ring the doorbell before they enter my house or my country.
I was shocked at all those hands raised in support of providing comprehensive health coverage to undocumented immigrants. I think promises we’ve made to our fellow Americans should take priority, like to veterans in need of better health care.”
David Lindsay: Thank you Thomas Friedman for such a cognent argument. The comments are well worth reading also, such as this one:
Bravo, Mr. Friedman. When all those Democrats raised their hands to promise comprehensive health coverage for the undocumented, I thought, what a gift that was to Trump. It’s like they signed a contract without reading the fine print. I, too, was shocked. Little by little, Democrats are giving away an election that is winnable for them. Will it be Nixon-McGovern, again?
