A progressive cannot be elected President in this country at this time. People keep throwing that out there but they are not using common sense. I don’t understand why that is so hard to comprehend.
No, they absolutely can, there's no magical ward in place stopping it. The fact it is severely unlikely is different, but can be changed by not being a career defeatist
Progressives who support a ceasefire in Palestine are getting shellacked in the primaries right now. AIPAC-funded candidates are something like 90-0 in primaries so far. Even in Democrat primaries, progressives are losing to more moderate candidates. And you think that progressives will do better when you throw independents and Republicans into the pool? Progressives are loud and active (and they are right), but they aren't popular with the electorate as a whole.
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u/Similar_Chipmunk_682 4d ago
A progressive cannot be elected President in this country at this time. People keep throwing that out there but they are not using common sense. I don’t understand why that is so hard to comprehend.