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In reply to the discussion: This is going to get a lot of blow back, but it needs to be said! [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)I too do not understand why Democrats, especially since most ALL seem to claim they are progressive, and laud the "most progressive platform ever" as being a good thing, get mad when Sanders simply reminds Biden and the campaign to not lose site of not wanting to marginalize and ignore progressive values and appealing to progressive voters who may not be excited yet about voting for yet another establishment Democratic candidate.
And simply bringing it up at all, either by Sanders, or anyone on this board for that matter, is paramount to treason.
So many refuse to understand that Sanders WANTS Joe to win, (even though he'd rather have been the candidate) and he doesn't want Joe to make a similar mistake as last time in assuming you don't need to cater to progressive issues, and just give them vague promises, and still win handily.
Another thing some do in here is confuse a poster being concerned with appealing to enough young and new and progressive voters with thinking YOU as a poster are threatening to NOT vote blue and alert. Look out for that, just a little warning.
For instance the majority of Americans and 80% of Democrats want M4A. Maybe the loud frightened 20% should not be the ones to rock that boat. Just saying.