WASHINGTON (AP) – Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that. But on health care, she’s with Bernie.
Warren, a Massachusetts senator and a leading liberal Democratic presidential candidate, has stood out in the 2020 race for her extraordinary focus on detailed plans to address the nation’s most pressing issues. Her website lists specific policies for 43 topics: gun violence, Social Security, the Electoral College and even family farmers.
But on the issue that matters most to many voters – health care – Warren is all in on her opponent Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” plan. The seeming inconsistency was highlighted during this week’s presidential debate by Democratic front-runner Joe Biden as he defended his own plan to expand the health care overhaul implemented by former President Barack Obama.
“The senator says she’s for Bernie,” Biden quipped. “Well, I’m for Barack.”
No issue has defined the early months of the Democrats’ 2020 presidential nomination fight more than health care, which has emerged as a powerful proxy in the broader fight for the Democratic Party’s soul in the age of Trump.