Progressive Democrats aren't turning activism into election wins

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34. Raising $8500 does not exactly indicate broad-based support.

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None of the outside groups prohibited or prevented Jayapal from raising more.

Star status progressives don’t always know how to connect with what should be their base, and some don’t even try.

A mutual friend of mine and Elizabeth Warren’s held a great little celebration of the 150 years of a publication for which she was executive editor. When we got there, she excitedly told us that Elizabeth Warren would probably be coming. Sure enough, she showed up, made sure the room went dark with a spotlight on her, gave her “the game is rigged” speech, and then left without talking to anybody. There was no reason for her to say hi to a peon like me, but this group included Raúl Grijalva, E.J. Dionne, Jerry Nadler, Cecile Richards, Rev. William Barber, John Nichols, and a lot of etc., and she didn’t have time to say hi to them, either. No wonder her short-lived presidential campaign went nowhere. A German chancellor once gave a speech before the US Senate when I worked there as a page, and said, “to have friends, you also have to be one.” I guess the message didn’t get plaqued on the wall. It should have been.