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Originally Posted by JurisDictum
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I look at his re-election prospects are basically dependent on the Democratic Party's ability to nominate a real progressive.
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Need to be careful with this. You and I might be progressive but America is NOT, and particularly non-progressive midwestern and swing states wield a disproportionate amount of power due to a flaw in our constitution and party machinery. If Democrats end up with a candidate saying too much about abolishing borders, taking refugees, being too soft on Muslims, focusing too much on transsexuals, women, etc, they are going to lose again. Maybe even someone with the balls to campaign for single payer healthcare reform now that the majority of Americans want it.
People are anxious about their standard of living decreasing and the Democrat nominee has to be able to feed on that first and foremost. Which might be a problem because whenever a Republican (or a neo-liberal like Bill Clinton) gets into office and takes all the control rods out of the reactor it gets very hot very fast and doesn't melt down until years later.
But more important than all of that, it needs to be someone likable for fucks sake.
It's also possible they try Trumpcare again after the midterms if Republicans gain seats.