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HeroDelTiempo17 posted...

I'm curious as to what you think pushing Biden left looks like, because from my perspective, aggression is the only thing that does work. Primarying out centrist Dems is inherently hostile. Similarly, when the time comes to pass progressive legislation, the left can only gain leverage by blocking legislation they deem insufficient until their demands are met, forcing the moderates to have to appeal to either progressives or Republicans to pass bills. This is up to and including causing government shutdowns. It won't exactly be nice!

By primarying Congressional Dems who are way too right for their seat, actually! (Feinstein, etc. Not Manchin, again, for their seat.)

Edit: When I say hostile I mean "well I'll just not vote [in the general] if my candidate doesn't win" and the in-your-face super aggressive outreach style you sometimes saw in the primaries. I understand the appeal. It often feels like you're slamming your head into a wall repeatedly but it just don't work electorally as we have all seen.

I highly doubt Biden would block what a Dem Congress sends to him so you work to ensure that that Congress is as progressive as possible. When that's not an option because you're not in an election cycle, you grit your teeth, swallow your pride a bit, and work as hard as you can to try and convince those moderate Dems to get something done. You're not always going to succeed, you're never going to get exactly what you want by nature of having to compromise with them, but you do what you can. Marathon, not a sprint, etc.

Look to AOC to see a masterclass of how you do this.

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