In 2008, the Democratic party took over the NY State Senate for the first time in over 40 years. Lis was spokeswoman for the leader of the Independent Democratic Caucus, a group of four democratic state senators who defected from the majority and refused to support the new majority leader. This led to Republicans taking back the state house in 2010, and since then the IDC has pushed an agenda that favors working with the Republican party over the progressives that have taken control of the Democratic party in the state. Everyone who was in the IDC in 2018 was primaried by a progressive as part of the Blue Wave, and 7 of 8 IDC members lost their seats.
She has been an outspoken opponent of the progressive movement within the party for a couple decades now, a craven careerist and attack dog on center-right and center-left campaigns. You need only look at her twitter feed since joining Pete's team to see more.
One of my issues with Bernie is his support feels really cultish.
This is a perfect encapsulation of what's wrong with politics in America.
Counterpoint: this is not a time for pragmatism.
There are times to be an idealist and there are times to be a pragmatist. This is the time to be a pragmatist. If Democrats can't coalesce around that notion then we're in for another shitty four years.
Counterpoint: this is not a time for pragmatism.
Counterpoint: this is not a time for pragmatism.
That's a total load of crap. You don't take anyone seriously or treat anyone who disagrees with any respect even when they post with respect if they don't genuflect about your candidates or policies.
Can't wait for your response to blame me or Chris or everyone else for making you mad and thus, no accountable. In over a decade, it's never your fault about anything.
I feel like you could make that critique of any major politician.
Got it, thanks.
Sure, the primaries are not the time for pragmatism, but they are also not a time for dickish divisiveness.
Ultimately all that the Dem candidates disagree on are tactics and timeline, not the core objectives.
Sure, but some more than others.
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I think the argument for idealists is that you're not going to overturn the status quo when it appears to be functioning well. Right now, it's not just an insistence that the wrong ideology is in charge, but there's a pretty vivid consensus that the system (economic, governance, carceral) itself is broken or that the power asymmetries can no longer be tolerated. Why not idealism? How will "pragmatic" solutions result in structural shifts?