>im going to be surprised if the GOP candidate is
>attacking M4A in the general campaign.

people supporting m4a virtually got shut out of competitive races in the midterms. actually blew winnable races in places like nebraska because they were too far left on the issue. the issue was only a winner in already-blue enclaves where any dem would pretty much win. it wasnt even part of winning campaigns in crucial races in ever-blue-ing virginia. so why would you expand that to a national campaign?

repubs can point to the failure of single payer in bernies own state of vermont. thats the type of simple bumperstickering that would pretty much define the entire convo around it in a presidential election. what are dems gonna counter with? it works in norway? lol.

like in the midterms...repubs can just say 'dems are coming to take your healthcare and tax you more to give it to other people' to old people. it doesnt even have to be factually correct. catchy fearmongering works. individual dem candidates were saved by not actually running on m4a. what happens when one does now?

why do you think barely a small handful of dem governors (who have to interact with the actual people in their states every day) endorse medicare for all?

its advocates are so loud...people think its a lot more robust of a campaign issue than actual election results have shown. it was basically forced into the main party platform by hostage negotiation after 2016 and not through organic elevation by dem voters in the states. is that the type of policy you wanna hang the fate of your whole party on?