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Harris isn’t pushing Medicare for All anymore. Progressives say that’s OK.
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.
That strategy reflects many Democrats’ concerns that Medicare for All could turn off swing voters who worry it could affect their private health insurance. Polls have found the public is divided. Making it a centerpiece of the Harris campaign, many Democrats fear, could help Trump. They also believe it unlikely even a Democratic Congress would be able to pass it during a Harris presidency.
For now, the Harris campaign is interested in following the administration’s approach.
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