You seriously have no idea what you are talking about. Not a fucking clue.
If progressives were dominant in the Democratic party, there is no way Schumer and Jeffries would be running the show in Congress. The ability of a handful of freshmen progressives to replace either with a left leaning Democrat is non-existent, and that’s assuming they win the general.
Even if progressives dominated the elected offices, that wouldn’t make them “the establishment”. The term means something, and it’s not “the DNC”. The establishment is the entire structure of influence behind the party, including not only politicians, but donors, consultants, and the oligarch owned media.
Progressives have made a lot of progress, but we have much further left to go. We could lose almost all the progress we have made if we don’t outperform the establishment candidates by a wide margin in the general. The “electability” argument has always been the establishment’s best weapon against progressives, and it’s absolutely critical that we use this election to prove it wrong.
You seriously have no idea what you are talking about. Not a fucking clue.
If progressives were dominant in the Democratic party, there is no way Schumer and Jeffries would be running the show in Congress. The ability of a handful of freshmen progressives to replace either with a left leaning Democrat is non-existent, and that’s assuming they win the general.
Even if progressives dominated the elected offices, that wouldn’t make them “the establishment”. The term means something, and it’s not “the DNC”. The establishment is the entire structure of influence behind the party, including not only politicians, but donors, consultants, and the oligarch owned media.
Progressives have made a lot of progress, but we have much further left to go. We could lose almost all the progress we have made if we don’t outperform the establishment candidates by a wide margin in the general. The “electability” argument has always been the establishment’s best weapon against progressives, and it’s absolutely critical that we use this election to prove it wrong.