Re: your question about AOC Biden support

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

I just may never understand political strategy.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 16:35:27 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > C.C. in Los Angeles, CA, asks: I'm curious about your thoughts as to 
 > why progressive members of Congress like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) 
 > and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have become Joe Biden's 
 > biggest cheerleaders.
 > 
 > My own hunch is that they figure if Biden hangs on and manages to 
 > win, he'll be more indebted to them than ever. And if Trump wins, 
 > beating whomever is the Democratic nominee, they'll be in a great 
 > position to lead the opposition and discredit the moderate, 
 > "establishment" wing of the party.
 > 
 > (V) & (Z) answer: We must disagree with your two theses. First, 
 > Biden is limited by what is possible, not by what he's willing to 
 > do. So, additional leverage over him wouldn't do much for the 
 > lefties. Second, if Biden wins this election, progressives are going 
 > to get the blame, with the notion being that they did not get to the 
 > polls or that they voted for protest candidates like Cornel West. 
 > This will not give the lefties more leverage.
 > 
 > Our explanation would be that Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez are both 
 > very savvy, and recognize that the kind of president who can do the 
 > most for them is a president who looks and feels like a moderate, 
 > but basically governs like a progressive. That's Joe Biden.