I agree with the premise that there isn't a clear successor to Sanders near term other than AOC. But the establishment of the party is right to freak out in that not only do voters reject them but they are also increasingly rejecting the old establishment way of politics. Maybe this does lead to new left leaders quickly?
Buttigeig and Ossoff come to mind as younger leaders who are currently threading the needle nicely between populism / reform / and establishment politics. Maybe Takarico if he wins Texas. But who else is there waiting in the wings?
None of Schumer's picks to flip red senate seats are more than caretakers of that seat for 6 years.
Everyone else either has a bad governing record, toxic political positions, or a lack of charisma. The Dem establishment hasn't fostered a new generation of leaders either.
We have to offer ppl a BOLD option! We are starving for it! We MUST WIN the midterms & 2028! We MUST expand the Court! We are weak & feckless without the ppl’s power ! Without their VOTE!
I agree with the premise that there isn't a clear successor to Sanders near term other than AOC. But the establishment of the party is right to freak out in that not only do voters reject them but they are also increasingly rejecting the old establishment way of politics. Maybe this does lead to new left leaders quickly?
Buttigeig and Ossoff come to mind as younger leaders who are currently threading the needle nicely between populism / reform / and establishment politics. Maybe Takarico if he wins Texas. But who else is there waiting in the wings?
None of Schumer's picks to flip red senate seats are more than caretakers of that seat for 6 years.
Everyone else either has a bad governing record, toxic political positions, or a lack of charisma. The Dem establishment hasn't fostered a new generation of leaders either.
Mamdani was born in Uganda, not Zimbabwe!
We have to offer ppl a BOLD option! We are starving for it! We MUST WIN the midterms & 2028! We MUST expand the Court! We are weak & feckless without the ppl’s power ! Without their VOTE!