I sometimes wonder if progressives would welcome a Republican electoral blowout that purged vulnerable centrists from the Democrats and left progressives with a stronger hand internally. The progressive caucus now amounts to about half of Congressional Democrats, so perhaps they find it tempting to prioritize expanding that percentage…
I sometimes wonder if progressives would welcome a Republican electoral blowout that purged vulnerable centrists from the Democrats and left progressives with a stronger hand internally. The progressive caucus now amounts to about half of Congressional Democrats, so perhaps they find it tempting to prioritize expanding that percentage over stopping Trumpism. The historical precedents for this kind of thinking are not encouraging.
I sometimes wonder if progressives would welcome a Republican electoral blowout that purged vulnerable centrists from the Democrats and left progressives with a stronger hand internally. The progressive caucus now amounts to about half of Congressional Democrats, so perhaps they find it tempting to prioritize expanding that percentage over stopping Trumpism. The historical precedents for this kind of thinking are not encouraging.