What Went Down On Night Two Of The First Democratic Debates

That was a pretty good response by Gillibrand, and if the Democratic nominee winds up being someone like Warren who’s more unabashedly called for abolishing private insurance, I wonder if they’ll wind up backing into a position like Gillibrand’s by next November.

I continue to think that abolishing private insurance is a major general-election liability. The ads write themselves — and it would never pass even the most pro-Democratic projections of the Senate.

Gillibrand mentions she won a GOP-leaning district to get her start in Congress, making an electability argument in the midst of a segment on moving toward universal health care.