"But progressives can't win red states"

Democrats have been running centrists and losing in Texas for 30 long years. A progressive just won where centrists spent decades failing. And centrists are already trying to pretend that Talarico is one of theirs.

Democrats have also been running centrists and losing in Maine for 30 long years. A progressive just won there too.

Frankly, it's starting to look like it's centrists that can't win in red states because republicans prefer to vote for fascists over fash-lite, and only centrists are excited to vote for fash-lite.