Nearly 100 Democrats Refuse To Condemn Socialism In Party-Shattering Vote
The House of Representatives approved a resolution condemning the “horrors of socialism” Friday morning in a vote that sharply divided Democratic lawmakers. Lawmakers voted 285 to 98 in favor of the measure offered by…
The House of Representatives approved a resolution condemning the “horrors of socialism” Friday morning in a vote that sharply divided Democratic lawmakers.
Lawmakers voted 285 to 98 in favor of the measure offered by Republican Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, the daughter of Cuban exiles, that denounced socialism in “all its forms” and socialist policies in the United States. More than seven dozen Democrats backed the resolution, including House Democratic leadership.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, who is viewed as a leader of the Democratic Party’s left flank, opposed the measure condemning socialism.
Two Democratic lawmakers, North Carolina Rep. Deborah Ross and Oregon Rep. Janelle Bynum, voted “present” on the resolution.
All voting Republicans supported Salazar’s resolution. Twenty Republicans did not vote.
The vote comes as support for socialism is on the rise across the country with proudly socialist candidates winning mayoral races in New York City and Seattle this November.
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has proposed raising the minimum wage to $30, launching government-run grocery stores and making the city’s bus system free to ride. Mamdani has sidestepped questions about how he intends to pay for the free buses after Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul balked at raising taxes.
An increasingly larger portion of Democrats prefer socialism to capitalism,