That, after all, is what his Medicare for All push, which would eliminate private insurance, amounts to. Polling shows that support for Medicare for All falls off drastically when people are informed that it would eliminate private insurance and require higher taxes. On the contrary, Sanders has conspicuously refused to support measures that would enhance Obamacare, even as a temporary expedient. Anyone who watched Kamala Harris at Wednesday’s Barr hearing knows that she has no illusions about the state of partisanship. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram.

Source: New York Times May 02, 2019 22:30 UTC