The left has plenty of podcasters, just none on the level of what the right currently has. The right has done a good job of blitzing the podcast/YT sphere and funneled money to influencers to corner the market. Republicans always complained about the MSM, but no one watches the MSM anymore except maybe 10-15% of the population and it's all boomers. Social media/YT/Podcasts/etc is how everyone gets their news these days, and that is heavily dominated by RW influencers - a good bit of which are on the Russian payroll.*** Regarding the bolded, there's a reason that democratic policies poll much higher than republican ones - it's because people prefer them. The problem is the Democrats are worthless and have completely botched the messaging. They're perpetually reactive instead of proactive, and they're owned by consultants and corporatists who prefer to raise money being the opposition party instead of actually leading and pushing for policies the people actually want.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/business/media/russia-tenet-media-tim-pool.html
Yes, I'm very familiar with Europe as I vacation there frequently and have had to use their healthcare system before. Was on a ski trip with friends in Switzerland and my buddy's wife broke her leg. Everything about it was great. Now, anecdotal evidence means ****all, but it's not all nightmares like everyone claims.
Regardless, there's a reason that the #1 cause of bankruptcy in the US is Medical Debt. Do I think singlepayer is going to be the perfect solution? No, but it would likely be better than the catastrophe we currently have in place. Insurance companies denying coverage/procedures left and right because they don't deem them "necessary" despite doctors saying they are. I'd much rather pay $500/month in additional taxes to not have to worry about being denied coverage/having to go somewhere out of pocket and getting zero coverage from my provider, than pay $2k/month to an insurance company is going to **** me any chance they get.