jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agoJoseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82www.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkJoseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82www.washingtonpost.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square51linkfedilink
minus-squareTransplantedSconie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoNo, HE DID. The dems needed his vote to pass the ACA, and he made them get rid of the single payer option.
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoDems are masters of “just needed this one ‘centrist’ vote” between their rank to be sure nothing progressive pass.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoHe had help. Ben Nelson deserves as much blame as the Democratic Party’s vp nominee.
No, HE DID. The dems needed his vote to pass the ACA, and he made them get rid of the single payer option.
Dems are masters of “just needed this one ‘centrist’ vote” between their rank to be sure nothing progressive pass.
He had help. Ben Nelson deserves as much blame as the Democratic Party’s vp nominee.