The Magical Thinking Behind Graham Platner's Rise

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49. Overriding the filibuster could be an important tactic.

Many people in the country are struggling economically while billionaires keep sucking up more wealth. It is unlikely that we could accomplish anything significant in this area without getting past it. If we accomplish it, that will be reversing a great moral injustice and make us the dominant party. If we don't, we will continue swapping elections with the Republicans.

A lifelong politician like mills is not going to have statements or actions of the past that appear to be politically incorrect like an upstart as Platner.

Swalwell didn't have statements or actions like this which raises the question of how revealing is this of his actual character.