Establishment Democrats are loathe to the idea. Yet MFA would be a winner as an election platform.
I don't know if they just can't walk away from all their donor ties to the industry elites or what. I can't think of another reason. We desperately need this old guard to step down and let the newer bolder generation take over.
https://truthout.org/articles/aca-and-medicare-for-all-polls-reveal-voters-back-publicly-funded-health-care/
December 4, 2025
According to a Data for Progress poll published late last month, 63 percent of Americans say they support Medicare for All, even with the question including the caveat that it would “eliminate most private insurance plans and replace premiums with higher taxes.” Only 29 percent said they disliked the idea.
Remarkably, even a plurality of Republican respondents — a voting bloc that is normally opposed to large government spending programs — said they liked the concept of Medicare for All, with 47 percent voicing support, according to the poll.