This is just breaking, but Biden has just rolled out two new policy initiatives, seemingly to appeal to Sanders supporters.
The first is an expansion of Medicare to those 60 and up, from the current 65 and up:
Under this concept, Americans would have access, if they choose, to Medicare when they turn 60, instead of when they turn 65. Medicare benefits would be provided to them as they are to current Medicare recipients. This would make Medicare available to a set of Americans who work hard and retire before they turn 65, or who would prefer to leave their employer plans, the public option, or other plans they access through the Affordable Care Act before they retire. It reflects the reality that, even after the current crisis ends, older Americans are likely to find it difficult to secure jobs.
The second is total student debt forgiveness for low-to-middle income former college students students of public colleges and universities:
The concept I’m announcing today will align my student debt relief proposal with my forward-looking college tuition proposal. Under this plan, I propose to forgive all undergraduate tuition-related federal student debt from two- and four-year public colleges and universities for debt-holders earning up to $125,000, with appropriate phase-outs to avoid a cliff.
These plans seem like an earnest attempt to meet Sanders partway on issues where the two disagree, which I think is commendable. You can read the announcement here: medium.com/...