There is a growing consensus for Medicare for All in the Democratic Party.
CNN noted that growing consensus recently:
But as Sanders prepares to unveil his new legislation next week, the broader left is beginning to coalesce around a vision that holds up universal, government-backed health care as a core Democratic party principle. The Vermont independent's forthcoming bill -- its arrival delayed on at least three occasions by Washington's unique rancor -- has Senate cosponsors in California's Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rhode Island's Sheldon Whitehouse, and could add more names in the coming days. The House companion bill, from Michigan Rep. John Conyers, has 117 cosponsors, a little more than 60% of the entire caucus.
How Democrats learned to stop worrying and love 'Medicare for all'
And while Senator Gillibrand has not yet signed on as a co-sponsor, she also supports Medicare for All. Senators Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren Support Medicare for All.
Today. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker announced that he would co-sponsor Bernie’s Medicare for All bill:
Even former Senator Max Baucus, who formerly opposed single payer and the public option, now supports single payer:
When it was reported Friday that Obamacare architect and former Montana Sen. Max Baucus, hardly a progressive firebrand, now supported single-payer, saying, "We're getting there, it's going to happen" -- there were some chuckles on the left, but little surprise.
The new normal
CNN: How Democrats learned to stop worrying and love 'Medicare for all'
Medicare for All is an idea whose time has come! The new normal.
Update I: From Igualdad in the comments. Senator Merkley also!
Update II: From a comment below by bernin with cites. More co-sponsors:
None of these are official, but are being reported: Gillibrand, Leahy, Markey, Schatz:
Update III: And it’s official: Senator Gillibrand is a co-sponsor.