Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Elizabeth Warren Doubles Down on Medicare for All

 With just three months remaining until the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic primary is entering a critical phase, in which more of the peripheral candidates will surely follow the example of Beto O’Rourke, who dropped out of the race on Friday. The front-runners—Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, and Bernie Sanders—will be looking to consolidate their positions. And candidates in the second tier—including Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, and Amy Klobuchar—will be going all in for Iowa.
In the betting markets, Warren is now the favorite to win the nomination. But with front-runner status comes new challenges, and the biggest one for Warren recently has been the charge of evasiveness from her fellow-candidates about the fiscal costs of Medicare for All, a policy idea that she endorses. On Friday, Warren unveiled a Medicare for All financing plan, which her campaign developed in consultation with a number of experts, including two veterans of the Obama years: 

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