CNN - 4/25/2021 - @CoriBush asked what's stopping the squad from #forcingthevote on their progressive priorities
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I don't get the "You vote alone" comment. They're not willing to vote as a block and exert the power that comes from that?
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I kind of got what she was getting at towards the end. She was saying essentially, if you vote against the grain, she could be losing out on favors for her district. Not excusing it, but I’m just trying to get in her head because I think she was being honest here
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Replying to @jtzoomerboy @CaseStudyQB @CoriBush
But all members of the Squad represent districts that reflect essentially the same values. So at a certain point they make a political calculation how best to serve all their districts, and decide whether that means acting as a team in the way they vote.

Apr 26, 2021 · 4:37 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @jtzoomerboy @CaseStudyQB @CoriBush
Why don’t you run for Congress? We would back you!
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Replying to @marwilliamson @jtzoomerboy @CaseStudyQB @CoriBush
100% correct. And as far as the "pork," this is only (yes, ONLY) abut political power within the party. The Squad needs to liberate themselves from it. They are famous now, their reelection depends solely on VOTERS in their district. Show them you fight for things you ran on!
Replying to @marwilliamson @CaseStudyQB @CoriBush
I agree with you! I think for some reason they just don’t do it, and it’s such a precipitous and systemic failure of doing so that I think that there might be something we’re all missing. Logic is failing, i don’t think they’re all hopelessly corrupt. Idk
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