Labor Secretary Tom Perez was apparently too liberal for Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine)

[StevieM]

She didn't vote to confirm him.

Susan Collins generally voted to confirm Obama's nominees, as did Olympia Snowe. Even the ones who most Republicans opposed.

If Perez was unacceptable to Collins...how much of a corporatist can he be?

It is a strange world we live in when Tom Perez is not considered a progressive.

Then again, it was also a strange world when Hillary Clinton's candidacy became the equivalent of Joe Lieberman winning our party's nomination.

[nycbos]

1. How dare you.

How dare you bring facts into this discussion. Bernie bots want to go on purist rant.

[StevieM]

8. We are living in a fact-resistant world these days. (eom)

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

2. The world is a strange place these days.

Number one reason why it is strange is because Trump is currently our president. He is strange personified.

[fun n serious]

3. If he doesn't have Bernie's stamp of approval

he is not progressive.

[Initech]

4. I thought Maine was a progressive state.

How come they keep electing ultra far right people like Collins and LePage?

[mythology]

5. Collins is a more moderate Republican

LePage won his first election with something like 38% of the vote. The Democratic and Independent candidate split the majority.

[Warpy]

6. I honestly don't care who heads the party

as long as he or she resurrects Dean's 50 state strategy. Continuing the DLC program of spending DNC dollars only in safe districts is a recipe to keep making those districts fewer. If the party wants to expand, it will have to spend the money country wide.

This is the golden opportunity, when folks are more disgusted with the Republicans by the day. If they blow it, the party will eventually just fade and die.

[oasis]

7. Good point. It seems Tom's only fault in his bid for DNC was not

having the blessing of someone who is not a Democrat.