A Democratic congressional candidate has backpedaled from her support of Medicare for All since launching her campaign, reflecting the proposal's political toxicity in swing districts that could determine the House majority in 2020.
CNN correspondent Christine Romans on Friday delivered a warning to politicians who are trying to remake health care, noting the system makes up one-fifth of the U.S economy.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) saw a significant dip in fundraising in the last quarter of 2019 with a $21.2 million haul, which also trailed her three strongest challengers for the 2020 Democratic nomination.
Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren brushed off a question on how she planned to pay for an expensive new education proposal, saying "there's always money."
Pundits have a ready explanation when one of their favorites loses or ends a campaign: The voters just didn't get to know the candidate the way media do. He or she was too wonky, or eager to please, or insular, or revealing, or uncertain for the masses. The electoral process made it impossible for him or her to connect with voters. The classic example is Hillary Clinton, who has re-introduced herself to the public umpteen times over the decades. A friend who knows her once told me I would like Clinton if only I got to meet her informally. I had a good laugh at that one.
Former president Barack Obama privately remarked earlier this year that he would speak up to stop Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) if Sanders were to take a commanding lead in the Democratic primary.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D., Mass.) Medicare for All plan has been widely criticized for what many consider its unrealistic approach to raising revenue, but one expert told the Washington Free Beacon the bigger problem is that the plan pushes health care rationing to keep costs low.
South Bend, Ind., mayor and presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg (D.) ripped Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D., Mass.) new health care plan, saying she "still doesn't trust the American people" to make decisions for themselves.
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A Democratic congressional candidate has backpedaled from her support of Medicare for All since launching her campaign, reflecting the proposal's political toxicity in swing districts that could determine the House majority in 2020. 
