Oddbean new post about login | logout @3ebc3da6 Being endorsed by Sanders, Warren, WFP, PCCC, and others of their kind all adds up to a painfully clear indicator that this is not a liberal. This isn’t complicated. You may want to like her, but she’s a socialist populist and that’s dealbreaker for me.
@90bf4d25 well you do you. I’m not into narrow ideological purity tests on what constitutes a “liberal” and I have yet to find any politician that I like in everything they say and do. Besides I don’t live in her district so I’ll never be in a position to vote for or against her. I just like what she said and how she said it - today. And as long as she is in the balance furthering the cause to stop this nation’s descent into fascism I will be happy to have her on our side.
@3ebc3da6 According to them, they’re not on our side. They say so, and I believe them. If a credible liberal candidate primaries her, I will support them. https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/800/292/985/428/original/6519bbfb108833eb.jpg
@90bf4d25 okaaay…for one thing Rep Crockett is not listed as a Justice Democrat on their web page, you’d think they’d have her there with the others if she was part of them. For another other thing, I take with a huge grain of salt anonymous tweets ostensibly made under the badge of a PAC. Are they even legit and not right-wing agitprop posing as the Justice Dems PAC? For that matter how do I know what your real agenda is?
@3ebc3da6 She’s not a JD, but she’s a socialist populist. The most ecumenical list is the PCCC web page, which has both Sanders and Warren followers: https://www.boldprogressives.org/candidates/ Once you know the question to ask, the answer is obvious: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democratic-retirements-imperil-majority-make-way-left-rcna16917 https://inthesetimes.com/article/midterm-election-bernie-sanders-squad-left-progressive-ballot-measures As for the Justice Democrats in specific, their official tweets are consistent with what has been on their official web site and what their official comms guy, Waleed Shahid, said in official interviews such as https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/its-time-for-a-tea-party-of-the-left/ and https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-realigners-an-interview-with-waleed-shahid-of-justice-democrats/. Nobody’s asking you to trust me about anything. All of this can and should be confirmed independently. You can find the tweets either up on X/Twitter or (in the case of some of the more embarrassing ones that were deleted) on the Wayback Machine. Hint: Look for the date of the tweet and use that. When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time. Here are a few typical tweets with visible dates to get you started: https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/960/625/032/056/original/e9227aaa8be1d933.jpg https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/960/630/984/315/original/c0d562380301d2f6.jpg https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/960/655/750/761/original/818df5c4232ce5b6.jpg https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/960/656/344/610/original/31527a72192c5ae6.jpg
@90bf4d25 yeah if actually sincere you seem to be lost in this and not at all focused on the real, mortal threat to our nation. Hint: at the moment it’s not the JD or the PCCC. It’s gut-check, all hands on deck time and I’ll happily stand alongside anyone fighting Trump & the MAGA hordes - anyone across the spectrum from Liz Cheney to AOC. But if you want to waste your energy on divisiveness & exclusion that just weakens the effort, well, have fun with yourself. Cheers.
