Warren and Sanders are powerless in Biden's administration. Sure, they can gum up the works, but the won't risk consequences of falling out of line. So Amazon is taunting them knowing how powerless they are. They won't do the same, for example, to Harris or Pelosi.
Sanders is one of, if not the most popular politician in the country. His presidential runs in 2016 and 2020 have shifted the Democrats Overton window leftward more than we have seen in decades, one of the primary factors we are seeing in terms of narrative shift away from neoliberalism to social democratic thinking. Not to say it's happening quickly or there is not pushback, neoliberalism still rules in Congress but we are seeing more and more progressive representatives winning seats and you have to gi
Sanders is one of, if not the most popular politician in the country.
Not with other politicians, he's not. Biden's about as charismatic as a wet rag, but he can wheel and deal, so he has a shot at doing something. Sanders has always been a loner in Washington.
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Sanders is one of, if not the most popular politician in the country. His presidential runs in 2016 and 2020 have shifted the Democrats Overton window leftward more than we have seen in decades, one of the primary factors we are seeing in terms of narrative shift away from neoliberalism to social democratic thinking. Not to say it's happening quickly or there is not pushback, neoliberalism still rules in Congress but we are seeing more and more progressive representatives winning seats and you have to gi
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Sanders is one of, if not the most popular politician in the country.
Not with other politicians, he's not. Biden's about as charismatic as a wet rag, but he can wheel and deal, so he has a shot at doing something. Sanders has always been a loner in Washington.