Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: The Nina Turner choice is so disappointing. [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)who identify with her various resentments against Democrats. From her past behaviors, chock full of acting out various antagonisms, I suspect she leans naturally socially conservative.
That wouldn't be at all strange -- we know an almost definingly large portion of those sharing populist passions are socially conservative while being also economically progressive. Those whose desire for progressive government outweighs their conservative tribal hostilities are more likely to look for they want on the left, but that doesn't exactly make them a good fit for the socially liberal Democratic Party.
Btw, I've often thought about the influence of these people on the Sanders movement. Some hostile behaviors are obvious, indistinguishable from trumpster behaviors, like at our convention, hostile threats to candidates they don't like, rejection of minority issues, etc.
But in this case, how much were socially conservative Progressives responsible for the passion for completely doing away with the ACA, refusing to even consider keeping and building on the big start it was intended to be?
The Sanders faction/Our Revolution's "replace" intention was and is of course very different from the Republicans' determination to destroy Obamacare without replacing, but we know a very large motivation for the social conservatives in the Trump camp was and very much is to erase all of our first black president's legacy.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden