NEW: As @JoeBiden introduces @PeteButtigieg as his Transportation Secretary-designate, activists grow increasingly vexed at the 46th President's largely conventional picks. But more senior progressives say they need to have more faith in Biden's sincerity. independent.co.uk/voices/biden-d…
One veteran activist warned that progressives are "getting too wrapped up into the personality of it all" instead of focusing on what policies the Biden administration will pursue. independent.co.uk/voices/biden-d…
The former @BernieSanders staffer complained that the angst over Biden's picks are never satisfied, "Like when...the progressives who said he needs people of color see a pick like Cedric Richmond and immediately say: ‘No, not that one!’" independent.co.uk/voices/biden-d…
"Even [Biden's picks] are going to promote progressive ideas, a lot of the base in the Democratic Party looks at them with suspicion as if they're not necessarily one of us,” they said, adding that many in the party are too focused on "swagger." independent.co.uk/voices/biden-d…
“It's highly predictable and deeply distressing, because the question will start to come up from a policymaking perspective as to whether those who control the social media atmosphere & have...swagger will accept progressive ideas from...people who don't.”
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DNC member @kharyp said activists need to reorient their priorities and stop blowing things up.
"At some point, you got to be ready to move forward and be a part of making things become become law instead of just yelling all the time,” he said. independent.co.uk/voices/biden-d…
"At some point, you got to be ready to move forward and be a part of making things become become law instead of just yelling all the time,” he said. independent.co.uk/voices/biden-d…
Too many activists are stuck litigating the primary, @kharyp added: “I think some of them just aren't going to like anything Biden is going to do or anyone he's going to pick unless it's someone that is anointed by them, but it doesn't work like that." independent.co.uk/voices/biden-d…
And Dem strategist @Theonlyhonest said progressives risk losing influence by not picking their battles: "If you want to be taken seriously, then you have to be a good-faith actor,” he warned. independent.co.uk/voices/biden-d…
“And when you're putting forth purity tests, you're not just harming the party, but the actual voters we represent, who aren't going to get the things that they need, like Covid aid, access to healthcare, or better schools," @Theonlyhonest added. independent.co.uk/voices/biden-d…
And while @USProgressives Vice-Chair @RepRaskin said all stakeholders still need to adjust, he is confident they will: “I know it's going to work, because everyone understands that the future of American democracy depends on a meeting of the minds.” independent.co.uk/voices/biden-d…
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