One of the great things about the Rogan endorsement people miss.

[DanTex]

Is that it accomplished two things at once. First, he got an endorsement from a non-ideological independent with a huge audience -- the very definition of expanding the tent and reaching swing voters.

But, second, he did it without compromising on principle and policy. And that's big.

So many politicians equivocate, calculate, and shift positions here and there to try to rack up endorsements and please constituencies. But that's not what happened here. Bernie was the same staunch LGBT ally he's been his whole career, and Rogan endorsed him despite disagreeing on things like trans rights. In fact, the very reason Rogan gave for the endorsement is just that: that Bernie's been so consistent and unwavering on his principles.

Don't get me wrong, I think calculating centrist Dems are doing God's work. Like with the Iraq War, it was obviously a horrible idea from the start, but at the time polls showed it was popular, and there was the risk of getting painted as weak on defense, so some Dems like Joe Biden voted for it. And I totally get it, he did what he had to do, we can't all be pure all the time, sometimes we have to be politically savvy, disastrous war or no disastrous war.

But it's better, and also more challenging, to get support from outside of progressives without actually compromising on principle or policy. And that's what Bernie accomplished here. Regardless of who anyone supports for the nomination, we should all be celebrating this, and let's hope the eventual nominee is also able to get support from outside the base without making compromises.