Donald Trump is not far right.

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25. Fwiw, universal healthcare is in the mainstream, has been for

several decades. Powerful anti-tax conservative groups, empowered by the half the electorate that tends to be loyally conservative, had always been able to block comprehensive healthcare reform, even though several presidents, including Nixon and Eisenhower supported it. Until the Obama administration, when they finally lost most of the battle but were able to block the ACA's public option provision.

You know, the argument being pushed by the farther left that the choice is between either "big change" of their choice or "centrist" hardly any change is false -- completely untrue -- and deliberately so.

It's entirely possible to have big, bold solutions accomplished by Democratic legislators through existing systems -- the evil establishment. BUT only when the electorate gives legislators eager to do it enough power.

This is exactly how the giant re-deal of the New Deal programs came about. Socialist, communist and fascist extremists were all demanding revolution in the 1930s, a similarly dangerously unstable era that hurt the middle class into supporting very big actions a majority didn't before. The New Deal accomplished changes and advances that were huge but developed within America's existing systems and thus very quickly integrated into the fabric of America. Then came the Fair Deal, Great Society, etc., and eventually the ACA. And because of the ACA's unavoidably "incremental" advance, not just Democrats but Americans across the political spectrum now want more, want the rest, want what's still needed.

Here's Eisenhower, who had relatives ruined by health problems, speaking against the socialized healthcare Sanders types were pushing for at that time but for a moderate way to provide much needed universal healthcare:

“Legislation which compels you to join in a federal health insurance plan is wrong. It is also wrong—morally and economically wrong—to ignore the health problems of those who cannot pay the cost of adequate medical care. Federal aid to local health plans that helps make medical care available to those who need it is right.”

Of course, back in his day most sick people still died much sooner no matter how available the healthcare of that time was. I doubt he'd think that would be an adequate solution today, when lifelong health maintenance is needed.