It'll be hard to support Brown in a primary until he stops being to Gillibrand's right on an issue as fundamental as healthcare.
In a statement, Brown, D-Ohio, said he has “always been supportive of Medicare for all.” But he said “right now, I’m focused on building bipartisan support for my bill to allow people to buy into the Medicare program at age 55, which will cut costs and expand choices for Ohioans.”
He's ceding ground on a popular policy position to the GOP already, for no reason. I imagine by the time he gets into office, he'll be promoting "Medicare for All, over 65."
How is it that someone can become a United States Senator, and not know how to negotiate? What the hell does he lose in a campaign for calling for Medicare for All right now? Even the neolib candidates support it!
The kid I graduated with who's running a GoFundMe for both of his cancer-stricken parents can't wait for a goddamn "bipartisan solution." He needs action, now. He needs someone on his side now. Apparently, Sherrod isn't.
I will not be supporting a candidate who does not explicitly support Medicare for All during their campaign. A shame to add Sherrod Brown to that list.
As I've pointed out on AAD,
Sherrod Brown voted for a pro-single payer amendment before it was cool so he does have a good record on the issue. I'd wait for the single payer bill to be introduced in the Senate and Brown not to explicitly support that before I'd panic, and honestly, I trust Sherrod Brown on the issue of healthcare more than Kamala Harris aside from blindly supported HR 676 has no record on the issue of healthcare or Cory Booker who did the same thing as Harris but not after his infamous prescription drug vote.
