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To: koan who wrote (430713)	2/24/2020 9:51:38 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543205

Greetings, koan. As you know I prefer, much prefer, Sanders policies but have two large concerns. The first is getting elected--whether he can overcome the "socialist/communist" crap; and second is his lack of collegiality in the House and Senate and thus an inability to govern--i.e. work deals. On the first, I'm in the camp that is deeply concerned about the inability to gain a Senate majority, let alone a commanding majority. And worries about loss of the House. As I said in a later post, I'm working on that issue by imagining how a non Bernie Dem House or Senate candidate might navigate the difficult terrain of "I'm not a socialist and will oppose such policies but support Bernie for president." I'm starting with Krugman's argument, with which I completely agree, that Sanders policies are not socialism, at least not in the classic sense of that word. Medicare for All does not involve the government paying doctors' salaries. It's a fee for service system. Much closer to the term we used for some time, the welfare state. We'll see