88% of Dems support M4All. Barely half of Democratic Representatives do.
Progressives arguing against a vote on M4all "bc it will fail" *should* be asking why Dem Reps don't represent their constituents -- not haranguing leftists for trying to highlight that gap. #ForceTheVote
Progressives arguing against a vote on M4all "bc it will fail" *should* be asking why Dem Reps don't represent their constituents -- not haranguing leftists for trying to highlight that gap. #ForceTheVote
The question #ForceTheVote detractors have to answer is how they plan to resolve the accountability gap that enables Dem Representatives to get away w/ rejecting Medicare for All. HOW will they get past the complicit corporate media, & WHEN is a better time than a pandemic?
Calls for organizing and mass protest are well founded. I made those same calls as an integral part of my original case. But it is also true that activism is often spurred by events that signal a crisis point. For example, this summer's protests.
15 million + have lost their based health insurance. We are in a global pandemic. A Democrat controlled House would likely vote down M4All. What is the leadership of grass roots orgs waiting for? What's the alternative plan? I'm open to it, but I'm not hearing anything.
If your objection is over "loss of political capital," then you need to better articulate what power (beyond ousting Pelosi, which is actual tangible power progressives have) is being lost. Progressives are already marginalized for committee positions.
And it's arguably a problem that progressives just accept being "punished" for reflecting the interests of their constituents. If progressives were more willing to call out corporate-dem leadership for their bias, it would be harder for leadership to demonstrate open bias.
This sort of thing should have political consequences for Pelosi et al. But it never will if it's not discussed beyond The Intercept's leadership. The squad could make that happen. Yes there's risks to oppositional politics. But there are also rewards. theintercept.com/2019/03/22/hou…
This is what the Justice Dems were supposed to be all about. And I don't think it's wrong for voters to want JD candidates to reflect that ethos.
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