I won’t disagree that people mostly voted against the current conditions rather than for anything in particular.
But the progressive movement is good optics along those lines, and embracing younger and more progressive folks in high visibility positions is likely a good way to extend that feeling of “hope and change”.
In practice, they may not get a lot of the agenda people would want through, but it sets a tone that things are actually being tried and makes it easier to squarely blame the president for lack of progress. At least until 2028…
I won’t disagree that people mostly voted against the current conditions rather than for anything in particular.
But the progressive movement is good optics along those lines, and embracing younger and more progressive folks in high visibility positions is likely a good way to extend that feeling of “hope and change”.
In practice, they may not get a lot of the agenda people would want through, but it sets a tone that things are actually being tried and makes it easier to squarely blame the president for lack of progress. At least until 2028…