Gore v. Bush; there is a difference

[Brad De Long]

>"J. Barkley Rosser, Jr." wrote:
>
>>    .  The
>>  lost opportunity for single payer then is one of the biggest
>>  domestic goofs that Clinton had.
>
>I just won't buy the argument that this was a "goof" by the Clintons (or
>lack of political courage). Just as Dukakis preferred losing in '88
>rather than launch a serious registration and get-out-the-vote campaign,
>so Clinton from the beginning wanted to avoid at all cost, and on
>principle, a single-payer plan. From as early as I can remember (early
>'40s) through '64 I was willing to "explain" Democratic results as
>"defeats" of Democratic goals due to errors or cowardice or what have
>you. I am now convinced that the Democrats have always gotten what the
>Democrats wanted. That includes non-reform of Taft-Hartley, etc. etc.
>etc.
>
>Carrol

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Brad DeLong