2. Warren's unity gambit didn't make her any more acceptable -- she was undercut by party elders (including Obama & Clinton) for being too far left. But the problem was it was made too soon -- before racking up victories.
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3. Sanders by contrast ended up alienating people he needed to win. He's now shifted more in Warren's direction with nods to party unity. Some more thoughts on this here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/warren-sanders-democrat-unity/ …
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Neither will make any real change.
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Cuz the establishment knows they have all the power, so there is no incentive to cave either way. The house always wins and they know it.
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I love nate’s implication that the democratic party establishment is not leftwing, but if AOC says this she gets excoriated
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This might have helped if Bernie got it toopic.twitter.com/LcVRkm1rcb
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Definitely. I'm a liberal and feel nothing but respect for her. The Sanders movement will be in good (possibly BETTER) hands once the post-Sanders era begins. If they can hold the thing together they'll have someone to lead it.
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but warren couldn't actually deliver unity because sanders supporters would not buy in to the conciliatory approach. So why would the party establishment opt for a deal with her?
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The moral I think is power doesn't just concede power, regardless of tactics.
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