Economically progressive senatorial candidates need a party, says Les Leopold. The question, in red states, is whether that party is the Democratic one, or a new organization built from the ground up by workers and small farmers.
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It’s not possible. Or is it?
And if the do win, Les Leopold writes, they better make some changes:
“It will take more than new slogans, better focus groups, or even new working-class candidates. It will require replacing the entire ecosystem of generationally wealthy operatives who shape the party’s priorities to reflect their own interests rather than the interests of working people.”