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Now it’s easier for the ghouls of the party to run on their “support” of it.
They do that now with the “co-sponsors” list.
Who?
So far, I’ve seen TYT, The Hill, Jimmy Dore, Kyle Kulinski - the entire Justice Democrat world seems to be pushing it. That seems like the largest networks supporting progressives, which means the largest viewership supporting progressives.
M4A being popular among the Democratic base =/= Democratic base demanding a vote that will not produce M4A
The Democratic base wants M4A. Why would putting it for a vote be so controversial? I don’t understand that
Showing people which Democratic members do not support M4A is useful for the Democratic base.
They do that now with the “co-sponsors” list.
So… this would be no different? I’m not seeing a whole lot of benefit here, certainly not if the Senate stays Republican. I don’t know when the speaker will be elected; maybe they’re waiting to get the Senate results in.
The Democratic base wants M4A. Why would putting it for a vote be so controversial?
Well, look at the discussion in this thread. It’s not simply “do you want M4A, yes or no?” M4A likely isn’t even on the table, so we’re talking about secondary, non-material, tactical benefits, the value of which is debatable. It’s reasonable to think a list of who voted for the bill would be more valuable than the co-sponsors list, but it’s also reasonable to think that’s not gaining much at all. It’s reasonable to think the risk of centrist Democrats calling the bluff and forcing a choice between Pelosi/no M4A vote or a Republican speaker is worth it, but it’s reasonable to think that could blow up in our faces, too.
about secondary, non-material, tactical benefits, the value of which is debatable
No we are not. We are talking about demonstrating to people that progressives will fight for health care. Right now, they are all talk on the issue on everyone’s mind right now.
this would be no different?
No it is not.
If progressive were to run with the attack line: “[dipshit politician] voted against health care in a pandemic.” right now, they would be lying. That line of attack would be important for insurgents, since 90% of Democrats support M4A.
It’s reasonable to think the risk of centrist Democrats calling the bluff and forcing a choice between Pelosi/no M4A vote or a Republican speaker is worth it
You need to play politics in the Democratic Party. Blue Dogs drag the House right every election by threatening to withhold their vote.
If you are going to play liberal democracy, at least put some thought into it. I feel like Democrat Entryists never do that.
Right now, they are all talk on the issue on everyone’s mind right now.
But this is all talk, too – it’s not going to produce M4A. At most it will produce a few targets for primary campaigns, and it’s not even guaranteed to do that.
“[dipshit politician] voted against health care in a pandemic.”
Right now they can just say “[dipshit politician] is on record against M4A.” I don’t see the difference. And every single congressional Democrat could vote in favor of M4A and it is still virtually guaranteed to fail, so it might even put us in a worse spot than where we are now.
Blue Dogs drag the House right every election by threatening to withhold their vote
Pelosi is much closer to Blue Dog Democrats than she is to the AOC/Bernie wing of the party. And threatening to withhold your vote is a good strategy only if you get something valuable from it. I don’t see the value here.
