Yup, I can’t trust politicians who claim to be progressive until they obtain power and start doing the things they promise, like how Mamdani is doing. Until then, everyone is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, like Barack Obama.
There are some races where being progressive actually works against the candidate (like Graham Platner for instance) and it’s easier for me to trust those folks’ authenticity, but I generally assume everyone’s a Fetterman until proven innocent.
Maybe if she keeps representing the ownership class she might make it into the big club some day.
Yup, I can’t trust politicians who claim to be progressive until they obtain power and start doing the things they promise, like how Mamdani is doing. Until then, everyone is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, like Barack Obama.
There are some races where being progressive actually works against the candidate (like Graham Platner for instance) and it’s easier for me to trust those folks’ authenticity, but I generally assume everyone’s a Fetterman until proven innocent.