On Jun 27, 2006, at 7:27 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
> If single-payer health care had been the litmus test in 2004 for
> American liberals and leftists, they would have voted for Nader rather
> than Kerry, but that was not the case.
Presidential politics isn't the right vehicle for a single-payer campaign. Big elections are fought significantly, maybe even mostly, on the level of symbolism and fantasy. Much better to try for referenda, congressional campaigns, state-level programs, etc. The more specific and focused the better.
Doug