If Democrats win back the Senate this fall, don't expect a rush to pass the Green New Deal or Medicare for All
If Democrats win back the Senate this fall, don't expect a rush to pass the Green New Deal or Medicare for All.across the map this year, leaving a slate of centrist candidates more in the ideological mold of Joe Biden than Bernie Sanders. Liberal insurgents on the ballot over the coming weeksaren't favored to fare any better, failing to gain significant traction thus far against more moderate favorites.
“Schumer works really hard to get a candidate and then effectively pushes others to coalesce behind them,” said Sean McElwee, co-founder of the progressive think tank Data for Progress. In addition to Senate races, progressives have also come up short against many of the incumbent House Democrats they've targeted — though some prospects remain, including possibly toppling Rep. Eliot Engel later this month.
just a decade ago. Every Senate candidate in a major race, from Mark Kelly in Arizona to Cal Cunningham in North Carolina, supports a public option to compete with private health insurance plans. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock supports repealing the Senate filibuster so that legislation can pass with a simple majority.
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