[quote=spdrun] Sanders and Warren are doing more than you think … they’re pushing the Democratic party to the left. Biden’s views…
* Public option (check)
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The public option was proposed by the Obama Administration – hardly far lefters – in 2009 and removed only after Lieberman threatened a filibuster. It was also proposed by Hillary in 2016. Again, I wouldn’t call her far left.
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* Free college (almost – for two years, then generous loan forgiveness and repayment capped at 5% of income)
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Having the first $4K of college tuition be free has been in the Democratic platform as far back as 2008…before that it was a little more vague and didn’t specify the exact amount.
Joe is offering loan forgive only for those who don’t make over $25K/yr for 20 years, or who are public servants. The Democratic party has offered to pay for the education of teachers since before 2008…Joe just broadened it a bit.
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* Federal decriminalization/descheduling of marijuana, and not interfering with state-level full legalization (check)
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In no way, shape, or form are Sanders or Warren responsible for the clear trend towards legalization. That’s absurd.
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* Support of public transit and AMTRAK … there’s a reason why he’s called “Amtrak Joe” – he used to commute by train from Delaware to DC on the regular (check).
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His views have been forced to the left by Sanders and Warren. A moderate calling for all of this would have been unthinkable a few years ago. [/quote]
Not unthinkable and actually mostly done before, as I’ve pointed out above.
