>I doubt I would vote for Bernie, cuz as mentioned, he's old as
>fuck. I appreciate that he lit a fire under some actual
>honest to goodness left wing politicians, though. Our country
>has been slowly sliding to the right since Jimmy Carter.

even tho they arent piling up big wins in competitive elections or knocking off moderate incumbents at an extraordinary rate...they are no doubt pushing candidates left on key issues (like cuomo/nixon, northam/perriello, etc).

but that also stunts a lot of their ability to get elected when their more well-rounded opponent (by traditional standards) can just pick off a progressive stance or two from them and render them inert.

if progressives selectively moderated to fit their districts/states instead of the rote dedication to a 'progressive' checklist then they would fare better nationwide imo. like running on a $15 minimum wage in a college-educated suburban swing district isnt really gonna move the needle lol.