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For Democrats, It Shouldn’t Matter Who The President Is
Joe Biden just announced a long-anticipated run for president. He’s been the undeniable frontrunner in almost every poll, for months before anyone knew for sure he was running.
Cue every progressive Democrat everywhere lashing out in anger, annoyance, or anti-establishment whining about how Biden’s entrance to the primary race will garner the support of a relieved DNC looking to counter the leftward tack in the party, resulting in a repeat of 2016, now as then ignoring the clear grassroots momentum in their own party to nominate a more progressive candidate. Only this time around, Bernie Sanders is not the only other strong candidate in the race to defeat Trump.
I get it. I really do. I consider myself a progressive on most policy items, and I’m a Bernie Ride or Die type. For the first time in a long time — perhaps as far back as JFK — I see the potential for some real progressive change in America, and it’s exciting!
But I will wholeheartedly and unequivocally support any Democratic nominee for president.
And not just for the pragmatic “anyone is better than Trump” reason. I’ll vote for anyone from John Hickenlooper to Amy Klobuchar to Liz Warren for two simple reasons: 1) the last several years have shown us that the Democratic Party movement does not tend to track with…
