He still supports a public option, he just opposes M4A because it would end existing employer-provided healthcare. Not everyone who opposes M4A is right-leaning, sometimes they just don’t think that this particular model is better than other public option models.
The Green New Deal faces lots of opposition from those who agree with the sentiment, citing it as misdirected, expensive, or overly ambitious. He does generally support the move to renewables.
Additionally, he supports expanded drilling, in parallel with a move to renewables, to reduce our oil imports. We can’t just snap our fingers and transition to 100% renewables overnight. It will be a gradual process, and reducing our dependency of oil imports is very possibly a pragmatic step in that process.
Policies are rarely black and white. It would appear most of his positions which seem, superficially, to be negatives are held for relatively nuanced reasons. We could do worse.
Kamala is 59.
This guy:
Is a decorated vet
Is an astronaut
Is in a state that is a must win and makes it easier to win.
He checks a ton of boxes.
He also grows a bad ass mustache.
He directly opposes Medicare for all. Opposes the green new deal. Supported expanding oil drilling.
I’m just sayin’ if you’re gonna list positives it’s only fair to list accurate negatives too.
I will argue time and time again, opposing Medicare for all is NOT a moderate position, it’s a right leaning position.
He still supports a public option, he just opposes M4A because it would end existing employer-provided healthcare. Not everyone who opposes M4A is right-leaning, sometimes they just don’t think that this particular model is better than other public option models.
The Green New Deal faces lots of opposition from those who agree with the sentiment, citing it as misdirected, expensive, or overly ambitious. He does generally support the move to renewables.
Additionally, he supports expanded drilling, in parallel with a move to renewables, to reduce our oil imports. We can’t just snap our fingers and transition to 100% renewables overnight. It will be a gradual process, and reducing our dependency of oil imports is very possibly a pragmatic step in that process.
Policies are rarely black and white. It would appear most of his positions which seem, superficially, to be negatives are held for relatively nuanced reasons. We could do worse.
It wasn’t expanded as most people understand it. It was supporting a round of permit auctions in the already drilling Gulf of Mexico.