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  • Let’s see- passed the ACA which wasn’t great but did so with the bare majority they had. IRA during Biden which passed by the skin of its teeth. Of course DoJ should’ve done way more, etc. but that, forgiving as much student loans as Biden could, IRA was the biggest climate bill ever, etc.

    Sure- it wasn’t perfect but I don’t think they “squandered” it at all.

    But hey- it obviously wasn’t enough so it was only right to not vote in LOCAL primaries, etc. and not vote in the general election for Democrats so the Republicans could take yet another wrecking ball to everything. SURELY the goals of liberals and progressives are much closer now that Republicans have power again.








  • To bolster your point, a true progressive ran in 2018 in west Virginia- Paula Swearengin. She challenged Joe Manchin in the primary and lost 70-30.

    She then won the Democratic primary in 2020 for Senate and went on to lose in the general 70/27 (other votes to the libertarian.)

    People really need to understand that while Zohran and AOC are great there isn’t some kind of silver bullet with progressivism across the country.




  • I’ll concede some of it now.

    But you understand “donors” are just rich fucks. Until the NYC/NY Democrat party says “don’t vote for him” then it’s really irrelevant.

    That said, Hochul, Gillen, etc. can’t do the simplest gd thing like most other Democrats. No one says you have to endorse. I doubt AOC would “endorse” Connor Lamb if he won the PA primary. But a pithy “The people have spoken who they want their rep to be and I hope the Democratic candidate wins in November.”

    It’s amazing how anyone center to left can find so much time to dither and argue amongst themselves instead of realizing the bigger picture which is to win power and do good things with it. JFC.