I am often critical of leftists, but I do think they are correct that a class/economics-focused message is a better response to Trump than the hawkish Cold War bromides Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivered in response to his speech on Tuesday. 

At the same time, Bernie is ultimately not the ideal messenger for the national party. The public's appetite for a fairer economy where they're not at the mercy of unscrupulous corporate actors does not necessarily mean they have an appetite for Bernie's more sweeping vision for reform.

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I am often critical of leftists, but I do think they are correct that a class/economics-focused message is a better response to Trump than the hawkish Cold War bromides Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivered in response to his speech on Tuesday. 

At the same time, Bernie is ultimately not the ideal messenger for the national party. The public's appetite for a fairer economy where they're not at the mercy of unscrupulous corporate actors does not necessarily mean they have an appetite for Bernie's more sweeping vision for reform.
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There is a fundamental disconnect for leftists 

Their message is that your opportunities are the result of forces outside you control (billionaires, oligarchy). But if you want people to get animated and support you, they need to feel they have agency and their actions matter

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Just feels like they don’t spend enough time talking about what individuals can do 

Harping on how little control people have is demoralizing

They would argue that the agency they are offering people is to join in solidarity with one another to curb billionaire power. They would say that is fundamentally something in individuals' control.