While most angst on the American left is focused on the possibility that Donald Trump will be the next president, there is also debate among Democrats over what direction the party should take if Hillary Clinton is elected.
One of the best demonstrations of the intraparty conflict is the debate over health care.
Many liberals who were frustrated with a health care reform that largely kept the insurance-driven system intact have been emboldened by Bernie Sanders’s strong performance in the primaries, during which he repeatedly called for the establishment of a single-payer health care system. In response to the pressure from Sanders on the issue, Clinton unveiled a number of health policies aimed at courting progressives, most prominently a pledge to work for a “public option” insurance program.
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