Archiv: #TooFarLeft
Joe Biden‘s Build Back Better Agenda is being held up by moderate Democrats
It’s only when the ground buckles and snaps in an earthquake that we’re aware that the land had already been moving. Moderate Democrats in Washington must similarly be wondering what happened as they struggle to accept that they are no longer the dominant force in the party.
After years of being relegated to an afterthought and being told that moving too quickly or too far to the left would alienate voters, progressives are firmly in the driver‘s seat in Washington.
For those upset about critique of establishment politics: There are D reps in SAFE blue seats who side w/ the NRA, are anti-LGBT+, and yet are protected because they advance the interests of big donors, Wall St, fossil fuels, etc. It’s not “wrong” to take that on and do better.
This isn’t about swing seats or pushing communities “too far left.”
It’s about accountability. Working families deserve so much better. And if we aren’t willing to admit where we can do better, then what is the point?
Our job is to serve the people, not the powerful.
Obama is wrong: Dems are not #TooFarLeft
Establishment and Wall Street Dems are misreading the winds of public sentiment if they believe moderation is a winning political strategy for 2020. There is no constituency for a presidential candidate who prescribes half-measures to put out a fire.
And polling indicates that.
Democratic candidates reject Obama’s warning of going too far left
“When I talk about health care being a human right and ending the embarrassment of America being the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care for every man, woman and child, that’s not tearing down the system,” he said, according to the New York Times. “That’s doing what we should have done 30 years ago.”
US election 2020: Democrats respond to Obama‘s warning
Answering questions on a forum aired by Univision, a Spanish-language TV network, he was asked whether Mr Obama was „right“ to say voters didn‘t want systemic change.
Mr Sanders, who describes himself as a democratic socialist and progressive, laughed and said: „Well, it depends on what you mean by tear down the system.“
I want to be the party of the New Deal again. The party of the Civil Rights Act, the one that electrified this nation and fights for all people. For that, many would call us radical. But we aren’t “pushing the party left,” we are bringing the party home.
“It’s time that we become the party of FDR again. It’s time for us to become the party of the Civil Rights Act again. It’s time for us to become the party that fights for queer liberation again, the anti-war party, a party that establishes peace and prosperity.” -@AOC
Too Far Left? Some Candidates Don’t Buy the Argument
Ms. Warren declined to address Mr. Obama’s implicit criticism, and instead praised the former president’s efforts on health care.
“I so admire what President Obama did. He is the one who led the way on health care and got health care coverage for tens of millions of Americans when nobody thought that was possible,” she said, speaking to reporters after a campaign event in Waverly, Iowa.
I’m #TooFarLeft because I’m pretty much a 1935-to-1975 era centrist.
If being #TooFarLeft means believing: ✅ Healthcare is a human right ✅ Future generations should live on a healthy planet ✅ All student debt should be cancelled ✅ The minimum wage should be $15 ✅ Lives depend on gun reform ✅ Families don’t belong in cages Count me in! ??
I‘m #TooFarLeft because I want policies that raise the chances of all people, regardless of race, disability, immigration status, gender, or class, to live a wonderful, healthy, safe, joyful, respected, and loving life, and to be seen & treated as equals.
I‘m #TooFarLeft? @BarackObama u are too rich & far right to know how depressing & exhausting my life is. I work 70 hrs a week to make $35,000. I have a paid for 10-yr-old car, a livingroom is my bedroom. Most of my money goes to pay unaffordable ACA for HC I need to save my life.
THANK YOU! ???? The hashtag I launched this morning, #TooFarLeft, is #1 in America and #3 worldwide. The idea is to destroy the ludicrous mainstream talking point that wanting social, economic, racial, and environmental justice is a radical position.
‚Too Far Left‘ hashtag trends on Twitter
The hashtag „TooFarLeft“ trended on Twitter on Saturday morning, in part because of comments made Friday by former President Obama.
Obama spoke at a fundraising meeting Friday evening and warned donors of the danger of the 2020 Democratic primary field moving too far to the left.
„Even as we push the envelope and we are bold in our vision, we also have to be rooted in reality,“ Obama said. „The average American doesn‘t think we have to completely tear down the system and remake it.“