I ran against @RepThompson twice. He is an anti-socialist and long time opponent of Medicare For All, but he was pressured to co-sponsor it by an activist campaign. As a progressive challenger, I couldn't tell his supporters that he didn't really support Medicare For All, that...

he has always opposed it but was pressured into it. All they saw was that he co-sponsored the bill. If any of them asked him, like I did, he just replied "I co-sponsored the bill." But there's no way he's going to vote for this. He just sent me a letter LAST WEEK saying...

that although he's a co-sponsor, he doesn't know how we pay for it. He's a grifter. And Congress is filled with Reps like this, who co-sponsor legislation like the Green New Deal to silence critics, but then just sit on it, doing nothing. These people need to be exposed to...

voters so that everyone in their districts KNOWS who is willing to vote against their healthcare to protect their donors. I don't understand why detractors of @jimmy_dore can't see just how valuable this is, how great a victory it would be, just to expose the grifters. This is...

the explanation for this plan that is absolutely brilliant, and definitely politics 101 to get something for your vote. Re-use this explanation if it helps. @KyleKulinski @cenkuygur @marwilliamson @krystalball @LeeCamp @j_manprime21 @briebriejoy @medeabenjamin @SusanSarandon