So I see a lot of people on Twitter being dumb about this whole thing Jimmy Dore said.
AOC included.
Her responses are cringe as fuck, but that's because the whole premise of both sides of the argument is fucking stupid.
So the issue is:
"Progressives" should withhold their vote for Pelosi unless she brings a floor vote to the house.
Alright, what the ever living hell is that?
Sorry, Jimmy Dore is an idiot.
He could have easily made this a "Stop Pelosi" push, but instead he said they should "support Pelosi if she gets a vote on Medicare for All"?
This has half the people saying "Yes! Do this" and the other half saying "Uhh, that seems dumb?"
Possible fix? Just outright block Pelosi with no conditions.
Take the Medicare for All issue off the table and suddenly the "uhh, that seems dumb?" people warm to the idea.
After all, both positions fail to clearly state that Pelosi under any circumstance is unacceptable in that position.
I'm going to try and contact Cori Bush's staff and talk with them about this idea, I feel like she might bite. If anybody else is a constituent of a "progressive" rep, I suggest you do the same.
Look at this committee chair egg head
No one gives a shit about what you wrote other than a few wonk losers
why should I care about what people give a shit about? I'll care about whatever I think will actually produce a useful change. The Ways and Means Committee deals with taxes, Social Security, unemployment benefits, Medicare, etc. Any legislation regarding this would be going through Richard Neal.
Yes let's build a movement around wonkery. You should really watch the Katie halpern video with Jimmy brie and stoller in it.
Your points are valid but it's not a rallying call for action
Yeah it's not a good rallying cry but pushing for things that are good rallying crys exclusively is not good. I see no problem with an M4A vote, I just see no real benefit either. It would be an easy way for Pelosi to make lefties feel like they got something while actually conceding nothing. It would be an easy way for Congressmembers to publicly commit to M4A and avoid primary challengers while privately telling donors that they're only voting for it since it has no chance of passing.
M4A vote + wonky demands is better I guess.