Politico August 19, 2024
Advocates of government health care are giving Harris leeway to decide how best to beat Donald Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris is no longer a “Medicare for All” champion. Progressives are looking the other way.
Harris co-sponsored Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All legislation when she was a California senator and offered a modified plan as the centerpiece of her short-lived 2020 presidential bid. But a campaign official told POLITICO it is no longer part of Harris’ agenda.
It’s the latest example of Harris shifting to the center of her party, as she’s done on abortion and energy policy. Progressives said they’re disappointed but still support her as she works out the best strategy to defeat former President Donald Trump...
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