(Forbes)
Democrats won big during the midterm elections earlier this month. As of this writing, they appear to have picked up 39 seats in the House of Representatives. But Medicare for All -- the rallying cry for much of the far left -- lost big time. Voters outside liberal enclaves rejected candidates who touted their support for socialized medicine. That was wise. Medicare for All would saddle Americans with trillions in new taxes and diminish the quality of health care available in this country.
Before the election, Medicare for All looked like a political winner. According to one Reuters/Ipsos poll, 70 percent of the public -- including most Republicans -- supported the idea. Across the country, enthusiastic progressives touting their support for single-payer health care beat moderate Democrats in primaries.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez famously unseated the number-four Democrat in the House, 10-term Congressman Joe Crowley. Kara Eastman beat a centrist Democrat in the primary for Nebraska's second congressional district. But single-payer did not fare as well in the general election. Not counting incumbents, 111 Democratic candidates gunning for the House backed Medicare for All. Of those, only 19 won their elections. Read more