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[–] 4 points 6 days ago (1 child)

The large Democratic wave (spurred in no small part by the progressive wing) may actually work against them, because if the Democratic majority is really more than 40 seats (as is currently projected), then that means that they can afford to lose 20 or 30 members and still get their agenda through. So those far left politicians don't really have a lot of leverage if they want to buck the leadership.

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  • Point of order:

    They’re not really “far left”. In most other countries, they’d probably be considered centrist, and in some cases, center-right.

    Anyways: part of what I hope happens here is that the DCCC establishment understands that they’re being put on notice, and that at least some reps accept that the political winds have materially changed.

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