The petition claims that a “majority of Americans” now believe "Medicare-for-all" is the best way to achieve affordable and accessible health care. The Sanders delegates are sure to clash with their party’s presumptive nominee, Joe Biden, who opposes a single-payer system. Instead, the platform promises to make health care more affordable in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. The move by the Sanders delegates comes as the Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee is meeting virtually on Monday to discuss and vote on the party’s platform. Monday's vote by the platform committee will be followed by a vote on the platform by the roughly 4,000 convention delegates.

Source: Fox News July 27, 2020 20:15 UTC