jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agoJoseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82www.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkJoseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82www.washingtonpost.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareTransplantedSconie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoNo, HE DID. The dems needed his vote to pass the ACA, and he made them get rid of the single payer option.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoHe had help. Ben Nelson deserves as much blame as the Democratic Party’s vp nominee.
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoDems are masters of “just needed this one ‘centrist’ vote” between their rank to be sure nothing progressive pass.
No, HE DID. The dems needed his vote to pass the ACA, and he made them get rid of the single payer option.
He had help. Ben Nelson deserves as much blame as the Democratic Party’s vp nominee.
Dems are masters of “just needed this one ‘centrist’ vote” between their rank to be sure nothing progressive pass.