I am open to an "advancement" conversations of all types.

When we meet to make a run at this thing call "liberty, prosperity, equality' I honestly want to hear for a diverse set of voices.

What I am challenging is this ideology of one set speaking for everyone.
If you have been following me - for a day or since I got on this app- you know that I have worked on a number of campaigns.

Bigger than that-is how often I loaned assistance to other Democrats around the country.
Each time I have gone to a new state- it was almost as if I had to endure cultural education before- I could effectively start working.

So when the Bernie Left emerged out of 2016 saying- I would have won. Let me tell you how, color me shocked.

They lost and bad.
They always wrap themselves around the voters and say- I speak for these people.

Despite any evidence of that being the case.

This is no different. Joe Biden beat them in their district. And they are asking us to accept their failed premise yet again. That is the problem.
Rashida, Omar, and AOC are probably perfect for their District and deserve their voice.

What is a problem is they continue to outstretch trying to speak for people they don't know, weren't elected by and in some cases are contradicting. In proportion, they need to understand
The numbers just don't support that their policy proposals have this universality at this time.

When they lost the primaries in 2017
When they lost the midterms in 2018
When ads were run against Dems in 2020.

It is hard to keep repeating these policies are electoral gold.
Things change over time- but not by pretending you are already there.
One last thing

A singular person can be liberal on some issues, moderate on others, and conservative on some.

People don't color code so easily. So when you put them through purity standards someone who would have otherwise been even more liberal rejects you
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