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Lefties who engage in Democratic politics should get in the habit of claiming victories–even if partial–and should get out of the habit of amplifying losses and parroting narratives of defeat and co-optation.
The party is, on net, moving in our direction. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/20/joe-biden-has-endorsed-the-green-new-deal-in-all-but-name
The party is, on net, moving in our direction. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/20/joe-biden-has-endorsed-the-green-new-deal-in-all-but-name
It is genuinely confusing to me that some of my friends and colleagues do not want to claim recent victories.
After the Biden and Sanders campaigns convened, adopted and improved on the recommendations of an AOC co-chaired task force some have suggested that Biden isn't moving left and that his plan does not include the substantive influence of the Green New Deal.
This is wrong on the merits and narrative. More concerning, it's self-defeating.
We won the bout against 'middle ground' climate policy and moved the party firmly in the direction of a Green New Deal. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-climate-exclusive/presidential-hopeful-biden-looking-for-middle-ground-climate-policy-idUSKCN1SG18G
We won the bout against 'middle ground' climate policy and moved the party firmly in the direction of a Green New Deal. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-climate-exclusive/presidential-hopeful-biden-looking-for-middle-ground-climate-policy-idUSKCN1SG18G
