Commentary: The Democratic debate further revealed the political minefield that is single payer
The Affordable Care Act would not have made it through Congress had Democrats not conceded to Republicans on two polarizing points: No federal taxpayer dollars could be spent either on abortions or on insurance for immigrants living in the country illegally.
On a debate stage occupied only by would-be Democratic presidential candidates, however, no such concessions were in the offing. And yet, those issues represent two of the biggest political hurdles in the path to a single-payer healthcare system.
When asked Thursday night to
