A lot of that seems valid. For the record, I personally don’t think she should run this cycle. I would love to see her as president, but I don’t think it’s her time. Even if she wins, she’d be walking into a shitshow and would have to spend precious years cleaning up this mess (while taking the blame for the mess to begin with) instead of focusing on implementing socialist policies and proving they work. Overall, would not be a good look for the first socialist president of the US.
Furthermore, it’s just too risky. Yeah there’s some good momentum going for progressives right now, but that’s far from a guarantee that a progressive latina woman will win the presidency in 2028. The stakes are too high. We can’t run another milquetoast centrist who will fail to mobilize the left, but we also need to be pragmatic. Even if that means running a white dude, like Beshear or Shapiro. Someone the right-wing pundits will have a really hard time slandering.
And like you said, there’s no guarantee we’ll have a Dem trifecta after 2028, let alone a socialist or progressive one. Let’s work with the momentum we’re gaining, flip some seats and build the influence of the DSA and the progressive caucus. Maybe by 2036 the situation will look way different than it does now and the time might be ripe for it. Or maybe 2040 or 2044, if the historical trend holds of the executive flipping parties every time there’s a new president.
But I have very little patience for leftists who spend more time attacking other leftists/progressives for not being extreme enough, instead of focusing on the issues that we’re all faced with
A lot of that seems valid. For the record, I personally don’t think she should run this cycle. I would love to see her as president, but I don’t think it’s her time. Even if she wins, she’d be walking into a shitshow and would have to spend precious years cleaning up this mess (while taking the blame for the mess to begin with) instead of focusing on implementing socialist policies and proving they work. Overall, would not be a good look for the first socialist president of the US.
Furthermore, it’s just too risky. Yeah there’s some good momentum going for progressives right now, but that’s far from a guarantee that a progressive latina woman will win the presidency in 2028. The stakes are too high. We can’t run another milquetoast centrist who will fail to mobilize the left, but we also need to be pragmatic. Even if that means running a white dude, like Beshear or Shapiro. Someone the right-wing pundits will have a really hard time slandering.
And like you said, there’s no guarantee we’ll have a Dem trifecta after 2028, let alone a socialist or progressive one. Let’s work with the momentum we’re gaining, flip some seats and build the influence of the DSA and the progressive caucus. Maybe by 2036 the situation will look way different than it does now and the time might be ripe for it. Or maybe 2040 or 2044, if the historical trend holds of the executive flipping parties every time there’s a new president.
But I have very little patience for leftists who spend more time attacking other leftists/progressives for not being extreme enough, instead of focusing on the issues that we’re all faced with