Culture Wars Era - is it moving into its final phase?

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I was surprised to read that President Truman in 1945 advocated for a national health insurance system. Then the war ended and Republicans began associating national health care system with socialism which led to the Russians. During that time there was the Red scare going on and that led to the demise of national healthcare. It reappeared again in the 1960s and 1970s but again died out with Raegan and it's been a muddy road ever since. It appears to be making a resurgence. A recent Pew survey showed increased support for national healthcare, support almost doubling among Republicans in one year alone. Hopefully healthcare will be a topic we can tackle...