The captains of chaos in the Democratic Party continue making enormous strategic mistakes leading up to the 2018 midterm elections. For the sake of the America I know and love, I pray that it costs them at the ballot box.

First, the progressive movement called to raise taxes. Next, it was the assault on the men and women of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and plans to abolish the agency. Then, it was the screams to impeach President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE. After, it was the shameful smear campaign against Justice Brett Kavanaugh Brett Michael KavanaughTrump faces tricky choice on Supreme Court pick The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump stokes fears over November election outcome The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump previews SCOTUS nominee as 'totally brilliant' MORE. Now, in their take no prisoners charge toward socialism, the Democrats are planning to yet again drastically interfere with health care, this time under the guise of “Medicare for All.”

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As the ObamaCare failure made clear, the Democrats want health care run by the government. They are not concerned with the individual needs of patients or allowing you to keep your own doctor or choosing the quality of your care. The left just wants a one size fits all program funded by taxpayers so America can move to a nightmarish socialist utopia.

Socialism is the ultimate goal and the details do not matter to these Democrats. They want you to ignore facts and look the other way. A recent column in Forbes stated that the single payer health care system in Canada “forced more than 1 million patients to wait for necessary medical treatments last year.” That is a record. Think about it for a minute. Canada has a population of just 37 million. If Canada has long waits for public health care, how long would waits be in America for 328 million people? The Democrats have no idea.

Senior citizens who paid into the system since 1965 would no longer be prioritized if the Democrats got their way to kill the Medicare program. Death panels that the left said would never happen with ObamaCare would become a reality. Think about it. If big government controls every lever of our health care system, then by default, faceless bureaucrats would have the power to decide who lives and who dies. The American people have become accustomed to Medicare over the past half century. The Democrats are now brazenly pushing to blow it up.

Not only would seniors be deprioritized in a socialist America, but so would American citizens generally. If the Democrats had their way, illegal immigration would increase exponentially and all of the new illegal immigrants would immediately be given free “Medicare for All” with the forgotten hardworking American taxpayers picking up the tab. It was this troubling mindset that propelled the ultimate political outsider Donald Trump to the presidency with his America First agenda. The unhinged Democrats cannot take no for an answer and are doubling down. This time they are gambling with the health care needs of our senior citizens.

Now consider the cost of a “Medicare for All” program. Is it responsible for a country that is already $21 trillion in debt to adopt a federal program that will cost us a crippling $32 trillion over 10 years? Of course not. These Democrats are suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome” and are no longer living in the real world with their unjustifiable policy proposals.

So, if you rely on the Medicare that you know, then the false god of “Medicare for All” should be of great concern to you. If you support border security, the police, and the rule of law, then the Democratic sanctuary city policy should put you on high alert. If you support free market capitalism and a low tax and regulation program that is creating millions of jobs, then the Democratic lurch to socialism is not for you.

It is a dangerous time in America because the Democratic Party has become completely radicalized and is behaving irresponsibly on all fronts. Reasonable Democrats and independents who grew up admiring Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy John Neely KennedyMORE must listen closely to what Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Trump signs largely symbolic pre-existing conditions order amid lawsuit MORE, Chuck Schumer Chuck SchumerPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' 3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing Cruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish MORE, and Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power Bernie Sanders: 'This is an election between Donald Trump and democracy' The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump stokes fears over November election outcome MORE are saying and decide if the Democratic Party of today still gives a hoot about them.

David Bossie is the president of Citizens United and a contributor to Fox News. He was deputy campaign manager for Donald Trump and was chief investigator for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee during the Clinton administration. Follow him on Twitter @David_Bossie.