These are all great points but I think one big thing is missing: we must build the bench. You do mention primarying which is good, but what about actually winning against Republicans in areas that cannot always get an AOC? I'm uninterested in what the next presidential race looks like for the left right now; what are we doing to get prog…
These are all great points but I think one big thing is missing: we must build the bench. You do mention primarying which is good, but what about actually winning against Republicans in areas that cannot always get an AOC? I'm uninterested in what the next presidential race looks like for the left right now; what are we doing to get progressives into state houses and city councils? It does not help to deny the reality of how difficult it is to get progressives in a red area - look what happened with Bernie and Warren's camps. The south, and black voters, rejected them.
And poll after poll has shown that progressive policies are popular - but people voted against BERNIE (and Liz for that matter), not his policies. We need to actually pay attention to purple and red areas and figure out what kind of progressives can win there, by running and winning small time races, before we can hope for a president that can do the same.
I just want to clarify - I'm not asking for moderates to win the south (though maybe that's all we can hope for some times). I'm saying, what type of candidate can win, who also carries the mantle of progressive policies (which are popular!).
These are all great points but I think one big thing is missing: we must build the bench. You do mention primarying which is good, but what about actually winning against Republicans in areas that cannot always get an AOC? I'm uninterested in what the next presidential race looks like for the left right now; what are we doing to get progressives into state houses and city councils? It does not help to deny the reality of how difficult it is to get progressives in a red area - look what happened with Bernie and Warren's camps. The south, and black voters, rejected them.
And poll after poll has shown that progressive policies are popular - but people voted against BERNIE (and Liz for that matter), not his policies. We need to actually pay attention to purple and red areas and figure out what kind of progressives can win there, by running and winning small time races, before we can hope for a president that can do the same.
I just want to clarify - I'm not asking for moderates to win the south (though maybe that's all we can hope for some times). I'm saying, what type of candidate can win, who also carries the mantle of progressive policies (which are popular!).