I have only seen national DSA leadership oppose the idea or turn it into a personality contest with Jimmy Dore.

How is that democratic at all?! They are openly contradicting the democratically-decided party line…

What an absolutely shit organization.

Here's the quote:

2019 presents a unique opportunity for the Democratic Socialists for Medicare for All campaign: to be a key player in pushing HR 1384, the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, to a vote in the House of Representatives. DSA is not alone in this work. National Nurses United, along with nearly 30 other national and local unions and progressive organizations are coordinating to take advantage of this moment. Since Bernie Sanders’ presidential run in 2016, single-payer advocates have been successfully turning Medicare for All into a litmus test for politicians. A floor vote in the House will force representatives to finally reveal whether they’re on the side of healthcare profiteers or the side of the working class.

  • PhaseFour [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Ah. I understood that article to support the people demanding a socialist agenda, even when those calls come from within the Democratic Party. The Bernie campaign was one example of that. I'll need to reread it.

    I don’t know how that statement relates to this Dore vs AOC thing though. The situation is VERY different, mainly that Sanders captured the support of the masses for a while, yet AOC has not

    I don't know what you mean by the "Dore vs AOC thing." A public spat between a talk radio host and a politician isn't comparable to the Bernie campaign.

    I'm referring to a campaign to force the government to pass M4A during the pandemic, which has seen mass support and fledgling organization form around it in the past week.

    I guess I don't see this as an esoteric debate within the Democratic Party. I've talked to many in the Force the Vote Slack who've said M4A is their only hope right now. It reminds me a lot of the Bernie campaign in that sense.

      • PhaseFour [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I thought the force the vote thing exclusively came from that spat between those two personalities

        There has been a massive effort to portray it this way.

        It was launched into the mainstream by AOC responding on Twitter to the demand. Jimmy Dore has been on a crusade to calling out a bunch of bullshit in the DSA/Jacobin world.

        But amidst that, I'm seeing people funnel into organizing spaces at a surprising rate. The Slack channel at this website has been up for a few days, and it has 1,500 members now.

        Maybe national will release a statement, idk, it depends on how this pans out

        I'm an optimist. I'm hopeful that the people will turn this into a real campaign. And it's a campaign that recognizes the Democratic Party as an obstacle, which helps.

        You won’t find many Bernie sympathizers in the PSL

        Yeah, Bernie deserves no sympathy. His supporters do.

        I'm a candidate. I have been keeping tabs on this campaign and sharing what I see with my branch.