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So what I'm hearing is that "At worst, a majority of voters support preferred phrasing for universal healthcare" but somehow the Democrats have never once even attempted to cater to a majority of voters. Why would that be?
Because you need more than half the votes. If none of the Republicans and even 10% of Democrats vote against a bill, it will fail. The ACA is a long way from universal healthcare but even that compromise had Republicans try hundreds of times to repeal it.
Dems have tried many times, but it is always blocked.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_for_All_Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1655
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3069
They've also refused to hold the vote in the first place. They don't want to put it on the record, so we can figure out who needs to be primaried.