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Hillary Clinton To Democratic Presidential Candidates: Cool It On ‘Medicare For All’

Emily Zanotti
Hillary Clinton To Democratic Presidential Candidates: Cool It On ‘Medicare For All’
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Hillary Clinton is full of advice for the field of candidates competing for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, but it’s not always (okay, it’s rarely) useful or realistic, and usually centers mostly on avoiding the influence of Russia on campaigns, social media, third party candidates, the White House, and maybe even the supply of toilet paper in her Chappaqua home.

But Wednesday, Hillary Clinton, appearing at the New York Times’ DealBook conference, had some decent words of wisdom for her 2020 successors: let go of progressive politics, especially “Medicare for All” and economy-crippling wealth taxes, before they tank your presidential chances.

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