For Democrats, the main issue in the shutdown wasn’t electoral backlash — it was the filibuster. Leadership feared its removal, viewing it as a safeguard to keep the party’s rising left wing in check.
Yeah. That link in my previous message goes to a site that’s trying to put together a serious effort to primary anyone who was involved in this, if that is of interest to you.
Well this is not the only reason to primary folks. Durbin, for example, is retiring so he is not up in the primary. The big thing to me is there is sometimes a push to elect in the primary someone who is “electable”, ie centrist or even conservative in a more conservative area. I say eff that. If the area is to conservative for a progressive then oh well.
Yeah. That link in my previous message goes to a site that’s trying to put together a serious effort to primary anyone who was involved in this, if that is of interest to you.
Well this is not the only reason to primary folks. Durbin, for example, is retiring so he is not up in the primary. The big thing to me is there is sometimes a push to elect in the primary someone who is “electable”, ie centrist or even conservative in a more conservative area. I say eff that. If the area is to conservative for a progressive then oh well.