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One Day There Will Be a Progressive in the White House
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Sounds a lot like what Sherrod Brown does every time I see him.
We need more like him.
Let’s hope he has a few more terms left in him.
Sherrod totally gets it. But he doesn’t have the fire in the belly to go to war with people. Obama was so good at hiding his ruthlessness and ambition, and that is such a rare gift. When it’s transparent, it’s off-putting. And when it’s absent, as in Brown’s case, it means you’ll never rise to the top.
Very true about Sherrod. “Going to war”, in the way which is absolutely necessary for a true national leader, is just not in his DNA. Which is why I believe him when he says that the Senate is where is he is most comfortable and most effective, and which suits his personality much better. And he truly does not have an interest in something like the Presidency.
Obama certainly knew how to manage it, while keeping a smile on his face and a calm demeanor. But I wouldn’t have wanted to be in his crosshairs.
Chances are that progressive who can actually build and sustain a coalition exists right now. We just are not sure who that person is. We’ll know within the decade. They’ll need to build bridges, especially given that the Democratic Party is effectively an urban-suburban party – and no, that doesn’t mean ignoring rural voters. Just means convincing the Democratic voters that can already be counted on that a shift in focus to benefit all Americans (including ones who likely will never vote for the candidate) is a not just good politics, but maybe the minimum of being a decent human… Read more »