Left-leaning Democrats have backed the president, but some worry his second-term agenda lacks ambition.
Some on the left also bristled at Biden’s recent assertion that he had “practically” declared a climate emergency with his environmental policies, saying he should actually declare one, to combat extreme weather and other threats. And as the president focuses on pitching his “Bidenomics” message, they worry his desire to attract centrist voters will prompt an even more pronounced shift to the middle.
The prospect of a left-wing challenge is haunting for many Democrats who believe the last two Republican presidents, George W. Bush and Donald Trump, won their elections only because left-leaning voters in key swing states declined to back the Democratic nominee.Green Party nominees Ralph Nader and Jill Stein siphoned off votes in key states in 2000 and 2016, respectively, paving the way for Bush and Trump to win the electoral college despite losing the popular vote.
Still, the Biden argument is resonating with prominent liberals. His reelection effort has been endorsed by Bowman, Jayapal, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, as well as influential left-leaning groups such as MoveOn.The debate within the progressive movement was reflected Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” when Sanders was asked about criticism from West that fear of Trump is not a good enough reason for the left to support Biden.
Some progressive lawmakers initially said that the transition in February to chief of staff Jeff Zients, which came as Biden was embracing more-moderate Biden’s allies reject the idea that the president is now pivoting to the middle, saying he has always sought a balance between liberals and moderates. In the 2020 campaign, Biden formed working groups with Sanders’s team, but he also spoke frequently of bipartisanship.
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