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Atlanta mayoral race shows risks of privileged progressives making perfect the enemy of good https://interc.pt/2BHo0z3  by @ShaunKing

With all due respect to you and Mr. King, this is a strong NOPE from me. I cannot read one more piece about this race and blaming progressives for not embracing Bottoms. We CAN'T realistically sit here and say what the Reed administration w/ Bottoms as his right hand, has done...

Hey Stacey. Did you read my piece? I'm not blaming progressives for the Atlanta race, but using the stuff "progressives" said to me directly to highlight an important problem. I hope you will check it out.

Wow, you actually replied. I did and still have a problem with this. The entire piece is presumed upon notion that there was an actual progressive to choose from (there wasn't) and that progressive owe Democrats their votes. They don't and not mutually exclusive to Dems.

My greater point is this: Fight for the most progressive candidate available from start to finish. Once Fort lost, and it became a runoff, it was my very strong opinion that Bottoms was the better option. We ignore better options at our own peril

Bottoms may have been the better option, but only because she was Black. She NEVER was a progressive and a bit disingenuous to try to paint her in that light. After Fort and Woolard were out, there were no progressives left in that race.

Well that and it isnt as simple as those who keep saying support Keisha or Doug are making it. Even folks who voted for Keisha did the Girl Guess I’m with Her vote. There is still a fight and need to organize for accountability.