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No, Joe Biden Doesn’t Hear Us.
If he was actually listening, his proposals would be radically different.
On April 13th, not long after Bernie Sanders officially endorsed his campaign, presumptive democratic nominee Joe Biden took to twitter with a statement, saying:
“To Bernie’s supporters, I see you, I hear you, and I understand the urgency of what we have to get done in this country.”
I see you, I hear you.
Does he, really?
For a moment, lets put aside Bernie Sanders’ supporters and the fact that he was specifically addressing them in this statement. When we consider the policy proposals gaining traction in mainstream political discourse on the left overall that Joe Biden supposedly represents, what exactly has he done to show the average voter — not just Bernie’s core base — that he hears them and understands their concerns?
In an April survey, Medicare for All had a nearly seventy percent approval rating.
According to The Hill:
“Sixty-nine percent of registered voters in the April 19–20 survey support providing medicare to every American, just down 1 percentage point from a Oct. 19–20, 2018 poll, and within the poll’s margin of error.
Popularity for Medicare for All…
