Manchin is leaving because he knows he can’t win. Moving to the right has failed as a strategy. There is no farther right for the party to go than Manchin. Trying to find an even bigger sellout than Manchin is a fool’s errand.
A centrist definitely won’t win. The rightmost Democrat in the Senate just admitted he’s unelectable. May as well run a progressive. We just saw a progressive win a statewide race in vermilion Kentucky.
That said, I agree with you that we should run a progressive. Someone like Manchin had an incredibly slim chance. A progressive has a larger chance of pulling off a win I think.
Manchin is leaving because he knows he can’t win. Moving to the right has failed as a strategy. There is no farther right for the party to go than Manchin. Trying to find an even bigger sellout than Manchin is a fool’s errand.
A centrist definitely won’t win. The rightmost Democrat in the Senate just admitted he’s unelectable. May as well run a progressive. We just saw a progressive win a statewide race in vermilion Kentucky.
Either that, or he sold out to run third party with the enlightened centrists.
It’s possible but I would be stunned.
Personally, I think this makes the Senate map much more difficult for Dems. While I hate Manchin, I like him more than almost any Republican.
Well, it’s not like the party would ever let it happen anyway.
How’d the progressive win in Kentucky then?
That said, I agree with you that we should run a progressive. Someone like Manchin had an incredibly slim chance. A progressive has a larger chance of pulling off a win I think.