In Reply to: I’ve liked Bernie before the term progressive even existed. posted by Fuzzy on November 07, 2026 at 13:51:08
They're not just mainstream, they're also fairly sectarian about it. Pelosi was the same way. I don't see anything intrinsically wrong about being mainsyream or even favoring it over progressives to some extent, but those two are pretty militant about it.
Remember how long it took Jeffries to throw his support behind Mamdani? His party's official candidate? It was like pulling teeth. Schumer? I don't think he ever endorsed Mamdani at any point. If he did, he did so by mumbling a few words in an empty room.
I don't like how muted their response was when Ilhan Omar was being harassed by the DOJ. I don't like how Schumer was talking about trying to win the senate without El Sayed instead of coming out explicitly in support. I don't like how Schumer wasn't able to touch Angie Nixon with a ten foot pole.
The list of my grievances with both is long. (Not even touching that super weird and seriously sus Kushner episode.)
Give me a mainstream leader who does not freak out when he sees an antizionist progressive Democrat and can be fair with them and understands that progressives are part if the coalition and not a nuisance that need to be barely tolerated, and I'm good.