Reestablishing Democracy

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12. point I've been making

..is how much of an opportunity these progressive supporters of these challengers can be.

Incumbents (read: 'establishment' for some) can either demonize these progressive candidates or work to empathize with and embrace the concerns these folks who are inclined to vote against them are raising.

Many of these people looking for someone new to vote for may well have sat out the general election, save someone in our party who actually spoke directly to the issues and interests which concern them.

That's what's missing from the criticisms here. What will these incumbent supporters do to draw these recalcitrant progressives into their fold? Will they spurn these votes in favor of appealing to moderates, or will they work to embrace some of the tenets of these progressive campaigns that they may not have been willing to highlight before?

I truly hope the destructive effort here at DU against AOC, her supporters, and the candidates they support, isn't reflective of some actual campaign effort on the ground.