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'''Force the vote''' was a failed attempt by [[United States of America|US]] activists to "force a vote" on [[Medicare for All]] by urging [[The Squad]] to withhold their confirmation vote for Speaker Nancy Pelosi as leverage.<ref>William J. Astore (2020-12-20). "[https://www.laprogressive.com/political-issues/force-the-vote Force the Vote: Medicare for All]" ''LA Progressive''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220614221427/https://www.laprogressive.com/political-issues/force-the-vote Archived] from the original on 2022-06-14.</ref><ref>brakoo (2021-01-18). "[https://www.opindia.com/2021/01/force-the-vote-aoc-democratic-party-jimmy-dore-medicare-for-all/ Force the Vote: The churn within the Democratic Party, the ‘Fraud Squad’ and the plank for ‘Medicare for All’ that appears abandoned]" ''Opindia''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210920033057/https://www.opindia.com/2021/01/force-the-vote-aoc-democratic-party-jimmy-dore-medicare-for-all/ Archived] from the original on 2021-09-20.</ref>


The purpose of the vote would've been to expose which so-called "progressives" aren't willing to stand up for policies that would actually help the [[Proletariat|working class]] of the United States.
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Revision as of 17:23, 6 January 2023

Force the vote was a failed attempt by US activists to "force a vote" on Medicare for All by urging The Squad to withhold their confirmation vote for Speaker Nancy Pelosi as leverage.[1][2]

The purpose of the vote would've been to expose which so-called "progressives" aren't willing to stand up for policies that would actually help the working class of the United States.

References

  1. William J. Astore (2020-12-20). "Force the Vote: Medicare for All" LA Progressive. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14.
  2. brakoo (2021-01-18). "Force the Vote: The churn within the Democratic Party, the ‘Fraud Squad’ and the plank for ‘Medicare for All’ that appears abandoned" Opindia. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20.