Donald Trump Praises Canada's Socialist Health Care System: 'It Works'

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The man leading the GOP primary polls made it clear on Thursday night that he still has a high opinion of health care systems that are to the left of Obamacare.

During the first GOP debate, moderator Bret Baier said to Donald Trump,  "15 years ago, you called yourself a liberal on health care. You were for a single-payer system, a Canadian-style system."

"As far as single payer, it works in Canada," Trump replied. "It works incredibly well in Scotland. It could have worked in a different age, which is the age you're talking about here." Trump didn't explain what might have changed in the last 15 years that would prevent the United States from adopting Canadian-style health care.

So will Trump's praise of socialist health care hurt him in the GOP primary? It's not clear. Polls suggest that Trump supporters aren't all that conservative and what they really like about him is his brash demeanor:...



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[Free Vulcan]

Looking at FR as the litmus test, I think that and his association with the Clinton's backed alot of people off him last nite. The fart, food fight, and middle finger crowd will stay to the bitter end, but I think Trump has peaked.

[EdinVA]

It could have worked in a different age, which is the age you're talking about here."

He said it COULD have worked but now that the water has been poisoned, there is no way.