No, Liberals Don't Control the Democratic Party

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9. that would be inaccurate. Warren isn't a purist, neither is Sanders or de Blasio

or any other Progressive I can think of in significant political office. Pasting that label on progressives is disingenuous and it's what corporate supporting dems do in an attempt to smear.

Btw, Vermont works pretty well and the legislature is filled with unabashed progressives like this guy:

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Zuckerman ran for the Vermont House in 1994 while still enrolled in college, losing by 59 votes. He ran again two years later and become the fourth Progressive Party member to serve in the Vermont State House, a seat that he held through 2010.[1]

Prior to serving in the House, he served on the Burlington Electric Commission. While in the House he served for 6 years on the Natural Resources and Energy Committee as well as 6 years on the Agriculture Committee, including 4 as the Chairperson. He finished his time in the House of Representatives by serving on the Ways and Means Committee. In 2005, Zuckerman considered running for the sole Vermont seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2006 U.S. House election, that was being vacated by Independent Rep. (now Senator) Bernie Sanders, eventually deciding not to run in order to continue serving as Agriculture Chair in the Vermont House of Representatives.

Zuckerman ran for Vermont State Senate in 2012 and won as a Progressive/Democrat. [2][3]

In his time in the General Assembly, Sen. Zuckerman has been involved in the passage of Vermont's civil union and marriage equality laws, workers' rights legislation, increasing the minimum wage, sustainable (economic and environmental) agricultural policy, marijuana policy reform, election law reform, many renewable energy initiatives, progressive taxation policy as well as universal healthcare.

In January of 2014, Sen. Zuckerman introduced legislation that would allow for recreational sale and use of marijuana. If passed it would allow for possession up to 2 ounces of cannabis, and the cultivation of up to 3 plants for anyone that is 21 and over. It would also have the penalty for under-aged consumption of marijuana be the same as the current penalty± for under-aged drinking.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Zuckerman_%28politician%29

He's not an anomaly in the state legislature- not in the Vermont Senate or House.

compromise on some issues doesn't make one a "pragmatist"- it all depends which issues, how often, etc. People like Debbie Stabenow are corporate dog shit who sell out their constituents consistently. That's different from someone like Elizabeth Warren.