Elizabeth Warren should have stuck to her guns

She's making a big mistake on Medicare-for-all

Elizabeth Warren.
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What is Elizabeth Warren playing at?

The Democratic presidential candidate seemingly backed off her commitment to unconditional Medicare-for-all last week when she released a new plan which would break the effort into two parts. Among a slew of executive actions, Warren would lower the Medicare eligibility age to 50, and enroll anyone under 18 years old or under 200 percent of the poverty line. Then: "No later than my third year in office, I will fight to pass legislation that would complete the transition to full Medicare-for-all."

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.