Politics
Progressive Democrats Surrender Leverage After Plattner Allegations Without Conditions
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Maine DEMS DENY Platner ANY SAY In Replacement
"This is how you got steamrolled under Biden, and this is basically why you have no power. This is why Bernie dropped out of the race after Super Tuesday, never fought and did anything. Allegedly, this is the time to stand up. Everybody just immediately was like, oh yeah, Plattner's gotta go, but nobody demanded any sort of conditions, and the main Democratic Party said he's in no position to demand anything."
Host Saagar Enjeti criticized progressive Democratic leaders including Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani for immediately calling for Plattner to withdraw without negotiating terms or demanding his replacement share his anti-war, anti-establishment politics. Establishment Democrats are now using the moment to purge progressive consultants and operatives who backed Plattner, while the left has ceded all negotiating leverage despite recent primary victories.
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