CNN’s Democratic debate kicked off Tuesday evening by focusing on health care, with a question to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) about his response to former Rep. John Delaney calling Medicare for All bad policy and political suicide.
“You’re wrong!” Sanders said, marking the first big applause line of the debate.
“Health care is a human right, not a privilege. I believe that. I will fight for that,” Sanders said.
Delaney countered that he’s “right about this.”
“We don’t have to go around and be the party of subtraction and telling half the country with private health insurance their health insurance is illegal,” Delaney said.
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Sanders gets first applause line of the night by telling Delaney "you're wrong" that Medicare for All is political suicide pic.twitter.com/7C6fdNZ72M
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If you took the time he’s spent telling people they’re wrong out of Bernie Sanders’ life he’d be about 14 years old.
I don’t want to see Bernie win the nomination but it’s moments like that that I am glad he is there pulling the conversation to the left.
OK but why lash himself to the mast of Medicare for All? Why phase out private insurance in a headlong rush? That scares people and I don’t know why it’s necessary.
Do not have cable… can watch. Another unforced error by DNC. Why would they allow their audience to be limited to only those choosing to buy cable or somehow access CNN. In my oppinion huge mistake.