BTW, some folks, including AOC, have argued that the problem with #ForceTheVote is that we should ask for other things. But the floor vote is specifically something within Pelosi's purview. She can unilaterally do it. The same isn't true of a $15 min wage, reparations, etc. 
I'm all for getting her on the record about other priorities. And I'm VERY supportive of Sirota's suggestions. But to be clear, part of my argument is that if you ask Pelosi for what SHE can do, she can't use Biden's reluctance as cover. currentaffairs.org/2020/12/the-ca…
We saw how Biden stonewalled half a dozen civil rights leaders on that leaked tape. We can *demand* Pelosi do XYZ, but it's possible that Biden would rather have Hakeem Jefferies as speaker than concede on his policy agenda.
(I'd support forcing a floor vote on HR40 too. But part of what makes the M4All push a media boon is that polls are on our side, AND we're in the middle of a global health crisis that has exposed the flaws in our system. It's v bad optics to oppose right now.)
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