A decade after Bernie Sanders began with 1% support, his fight for working people is reshaping US politics. Progressive candidates scored major wins nationwide. Is this the wave he set in motion?
Too old unfortunately, instead I vote for… wait, what choices even are there? I know there’s Abdul, but what other progressives are in/soon to be in the Senate at this stage?
For President, sure, but what’s wrong with age with Senate Majority Leader? He has the cognitive capacity obviously and still tours the USA. Seems a befitting capstone to his public service and experience.
If the worst happens… They just change leader.
You also don’t really put freshman Senators in that role for a few reasons.
The new generation of progressives needs to start doing stuff and legitimizing itself and Bernie already has all the legitimacy he needs. Also you never know when he’ll start mentally declining and the divisions inside the progressive wing that would produce would be pretty bad; it wouldn’t be as simple as “just find another guy.”
Too old unfortunately, instead I vote for… wait, what choices even are there? I know there’s Abdul, but what other progressives are in/soon to be in the Senate at this stage?
For President, sure, but what’s wrong with age with Senate Majority Leader? He has the cognitive capacity obviously and still tours the USA. Seems a befitting capstone to his public service and experience.
If the worst happens… They just change leader.
You also don’t really put freshman Senators in that role for a few reasons.
I would say also: the agenda that won the day is Bernie’s. He defined this agenda and the wave that just came into power lives in his shadow.
The new generation of progressives needs to start doing stuff and legitimizing itself and Bernie already has all the legitimacy he needs. Also you never know when he’ll start mentally declining and the divisions inside the progressive wing that would produce would be pretty bad; it wouldn’t be as simple as “just find another guy.”
I’d support Elizabeth Warren for Majority Leader. She’s got the fight in her
They would never elect a freshman Senator into that position.
So unfortunately the usual options