Matt Yglesias wrote a piece that basically put Biden’s dilemma like this: Biden should simply say to progressives that his priority is winning in 2024; that in order to do this he has to message more centrist policies (hello record drilling!); that he understands this conflicts with progressive interests, but nevertheless he has put a si…
Matt Yglesias wrote a piece that basically put Biden’s dilemma like this: Biden should simply say to progressives that his priority is winning in 2024; that in order to do this he has to message more centrist policies (hello record drilling!); that he understands this conflicts with progressive interests, but nevertheless he has put a significant amount of progressive points on the board and would now appreciate their continued support; that progressives certainly have the power to make his re-election more complicated and messy (lots of protesting and party disunity), but doing so only helps Trump, which is much, much worse than Biden necessarily having to pivot to the center.
So, it’s essentially placing a fork in the road. Biden saying he’s going one way and that he hopes progressives will follow, while acknowledging and respecting their power. Tactically, I think this is the best move going forward.
Matt Yglesias wrote a piece that basically put Biden’s dilemma like this: Biden should simply say to progressives that his priority is winning in 2024; that in order to do this he has to message more centrist policies (hello record drilling!); that he understands this conflicts with progressive interests, but nevertheless he has put a significant amount of progressive points on the board and would now appreciate their continued support; that progressives certainly have the power to make his re-election more complicated and messy (lots of protesting and party disunity), but doing so only helps Trump, which is much, much worse than Biden necessarily having to pivot to the center.
So, it’s essentially placing a fork in the road. Biden saying he’s going one way and that he hopes progressives will follow, while acknowledging and respecting their power. Tactically, I think this is the best move going forward.