Centrist House Democrats lash out at liberal colleagues, blame far-left views for costing the party

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133. "I have never understood why folks are now progressive."

Because we get tired of letting the RWNJ party define us as "liberals" which they did to justify their own rebranding as "conservatives".
Because moving off the stupid fence with a target on our backs is impossible if we continue to let them define us as they wish.
Because PROGRESS is always a good thing whereas "moderate" defines nothing except defeat.

For instance, I'm personally a VERY conservative guy who thinks that:
unless you have a vagina your opinion on abortion is valueless,
unless you're a black American your understanding of BLM is an accessory to your political wardrobe,
unless you're a single mother, your appreciation of income inequality is limited,
if you were born into a middle class family supported by a successful Mom/Dad/marriage you may not even know that you're way past third base already,
unless you've got a good handle on your finances, you should not buy a mansion because it's a "good investment".

And that ain't all I think. I know that climate change will cost a lot of money and create a lot of jobs which if we don't do the work, ALL conversations are a ridiculous waste of our last gasps. If the wealth of the world continues to flow to the top 0.0001% at its current rate, by 2036 feudalism will seem "progressive". If health care in the US continues in the hands of "health care industries", there will emerge a new business model whose sole service is to guide people though the maze of insured health care options. Also that 85% of us won't be able to afford the service, much less the actual health care costs.

I'm a Democrat but I have no illusion that it means a thing beyond being a realistic sort of person who looks at things the way they actually are and supports those who offer solutions to problems. I'm not impressed much with labels or catch phrases and certainly not with casual criticism of those who take on the hard issues because the maga's can't understand big words.

It's bare faced radical brilliance which will win Democratic races from this point forward. It will draw in the new voters. The days of caution on the sidelines are over. The energy alone will draw them all to a new standard of excellence.