{"id":14846,"date":"2025-11-22T04:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T04:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=14846"},"modified":"2025-11-22T04:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T04:51:13","slug":"%f0%9f%8f%9b%ef%b8%8f-vote-breakdown-and-party-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=14846","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f Vote Breakdown and Party Split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The resolution was passed with <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">86 Democrats<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> joining all Republicans in supporting the measure.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"4\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span dir=\"auto\">Total Votes in Favor:<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> 285<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"4,0,1\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,0,1,0,0\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span dir=\"auto\">Republicans:<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> All members (implied by the source&#8217;s description)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,0,1,1,0\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span dir=\"auto\">Democrats:<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> 86<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span dir=\"auto\">Total Votes Against:<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> 98 (All votes opposing came from Democrats)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span dir=\"auto\">Voted Present:<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> 2 (Rep. Deborah Ross, D-Pa., and Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">Notably, House Minority Leader <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Hakeem Jeffries (DN.Y.)<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> , who had endorsed Mamdani shortly before the mayoral election, was among the Democrats who voted in favor of the condemnation resolution.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"6\" \/>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">\n<h2><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udcdc Context of the Resolution<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The resolution, introduced by <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.)<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> , serves as a rebuke of socialist political platforms gaining momentum in the US and highlights historical instances of the economic system&#8217;s failures.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The text clearly asserts that socialism has led to <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">famine and mass murder<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> under regimes such as:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"10\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Cuban Castro regime<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Chinese rule of Mao Zedong<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Venezuelan regime of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The push for the resolution comes as progressive candidates like <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> advocate for an <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">increased government role<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> in public services like healthcare and education, aligning with a growing progressive wing of the Democratic Party.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"12\" \/>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">\n<h2><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\uddfd Mamdani&#8217;s Victory and Political Reaction<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The vote was directly linked to the victory of <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Zohran Mamdani<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> , a progressive candidate and member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), who was elected as the next mayor of New York City, becoming the city&#8217;s first Muslim and South Asian mayor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"15\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span dir=\"auto\">Republican View:<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) applauded the resolution, arguing that socialism is <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">incompatible with the American ideal of freedom<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> and &#8220;always leads to a destruction of freedom,&#8221; requiring a &#8220;top-down structure of authority.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span dir=\"auto\">Centrist Democrat View:<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), one of the Democrats who voted for the resolution, colleagues urged to return to a more <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">centrist path<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> , stating, &#8220;The answer is not the populism of Donald Trump or Zohran Mamdani.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The resolution&#8217;s timing also coincided with Mayor-elect Mamdani&#8217;s scheduled meeting with <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">President Donald Trump<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> on the same day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The resolution was passed with 86 Democrats joining all Republicans in supporting the measure. Total Votes in Favor: 285 Republicans: All members (implied by the source&#8217;s description) Democrats: 86 Total Votes Against: 98 (All votes opposing came from Democrats) Voted Present: 2 (Rep. Deborah Ross, D-Pa., and Rep. 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