We lost that stuff a lot longer than 1 election ago.
Gun Control: We got it.
Live birth abortions: We've got those too.
70% taxation: They're working on it. Add up all the taxes you pay between your paycheck and spending a dollar (and all that are passed on to you by all the businesses that touch that dollar). It's a lot closer than you think.
Socialized medicine: How much government control does there need to be over an industry before it's just a wholy owned subsidiary of the government ?