People have brought up the Monmouth poll. I hope you all read question 7

[RDANGELO]

7. Which of the following comes closest to how you would like to see health care handled: A. get rid of all private insurance coverage in favor of having everyone on a single public plan like Medicare for All, B. allow people to either opt into Medicare or keep their private coverage, C. keep health insurance private for people under age 65 but regulate the costs, or D. keep the health insurance system basically as it is?
Aug.
2019
A. Get rid of all private insurance coverage in favor of … Medicare for All 22%
B. Allow people to either opt into Medicare or keep their private coverage 53%
C. Keep health insurance private for people under age 65 but regulate the costs 7%
D. Keep the health insurance system basically as it is 11%
(VOL) Other 2%
(VOL) Don’t know 4%
(n) (298)


If Bernie or Warren get the nomination, this could be where we lose the election. Health care is what won it for us in 2018; it could lose it for us in 2020.

[Karadeniz]

1. I think you mean #7...or should your #7 read #17?

[Cha]

2. You mean question "7", right?

B. Allow people to either opt into Medicare or keep their private coverage 53%

Thank You, RDANGELO

[Thekaspervote]

3. Thx for posting

[elleng]

4. A natural response.

I hope 'we' get the picture.

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. Pragmatic incrementalism will suppress the youth vote

Without substantial youth turnout, we lose.

Any subset numbers for question17, specifically by age? I bet an overwhelming majority of 18-24 year olds would pick option A.

[Vegas Roller]

7. The youth vote is fickle and doesn't turn up

Also, needing something radical for the youth vote is a fallacy.

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. Dems discount the youth vote at their peril

Perhaps they should skip campaigning in Wisconsin again too?

The 18-24 group is the biggest untapped bloc of power in the US electorate.

They aren’t fickle, they are disillusioned and uninspired.

If we nominate someone who inspires the youth the turnout in large numbers, WE WILL WIN.

[Vegas Roller]

10. They show up for rallies. Not at the polling booth

If the youth vote was so powerful, John Paul or BS would have won the primaries.

[Lochloosa]

13. NO YOU WON'T. Always untapped because they don't turn out.

They'll show up for the party, but don't show up for work.

[Fiendish Thingy]

14. So stay "safe" rather than inspiring and motivating?

Everyone in this thread seems to blame the young voters rather than ask “what are we doing wrong, what could we do to increase youth turnout?”

I bet there are a number of candidates out there who aren’t content with playing it safe and keeping with the old Status Quo beliefs.

[Stryst]

11. Youth votes pushed the 2018 successes

In 2018 36% of voters 18 to 29 year olds voted. That age group is nearly a third of our adult population. That's a block we can't afford to lose.

[Fiendish Thingy]

15. That's what I'm talking about!

If we can generate 36, or even 40% youth turnout in 2020, it will overwhelm any size turnout from the Trump base.

[Cha]

20. Good.. Moderates won most of the, over 40 Red Seats

Last edited Mon Aug 26, 2019, 10:33 PM - Edit history (1)

Flipping to Blue, in the Democratic House Victory.

ETA.. and Dems won on Health Care.. ACA.

[Lochloosa]

12. I relied on the youth vote for Mondale. Never again.

[Fiendish Thingy]

16. You do realize the youth voters of 1984 are in their 50's and 60's?

It’s a whole new generation to be tapped into, just waiting for the right inspirational candidate...

And you don’t think we should even try to unlock the riddle of what will get them to the polls?

Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy...

BTW, I walked precincts for Mondale, and he was about the most uninspiring candidate in my lifetime.

[Stryst]

21. 35 years difference.

Two generations later, a completely different electorate. All metrics show that this is the most politically active and charitable generation in American history. It's also the most highly educated.

But I'm sure you based your statement on logic, not just a knee jerk reaction about an election that happened before many of us in this board were even born.

Edited for miskeys

[Cha]

19. That's your opinion.. The smartest health plan

is at 53%.

B. Allow people to either opt into Medicare or keep their private coverage 53%

[Vegas Roller]

6. K&R nt

[HerbChestnut]

8. Doubt it.

Most people still don't know exactly what Medicare for All is, what the benefits are, and how it would effect their bank accounts. Truth is, once people read the bill and understand how beneficial the program will be, they get on board. One of the giant obstacles we face is the misinformation/scare tactics campaign being run by some institutions and, unfortunately, some Democratic candidates as well.

[thesquanderer]

17. Alternate interpretation: The only options that have ANY significant support...

are A and B. No matter who our candidate is, s/he will support one of those two, and of course, the other side will not. The Republicans will be left with something with only single digit support.

[RDANGELO]

18. The Repblicans are going to scare the hell out of everyone who is recieving private insurance,

telling them they are going to lose their doctors. That's how we took a shellacking in 2010. Do you really want to risk that?

[LincolnRossiter]

22. Biden is the only frontrunner who's taken a vocal stand

on the only common sense approach—which a majority if voters support.

Do Warren and Sanders supporters realize that even Europe’s vaunted healthcare systems allow private supplemental insurance?