Clinton’s chief strategist urged tough drug stance that aimed straight for the "cost pain point”
Last fall, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton’s chief Democratic opponent in the primaries, was getting prominent attention for his attack on drug companies. In the words of Joel Benenson, Clinton’s chief strategist, Sanders’ message was: “drug companies are screwing Americans three ways to Sunday and he’s going to put an end to it.”
Benenson, in an email from September 16, 2015 which was hacked by WikiLeaks, wanted to do something about it, aiming straight for the “cost pain point” felt by the American consumer. And he outlined a number of steps that could put Clinton ahead on the issue, tackling some of the holiest cows on Big Pharma’s ranching the process.
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