The rise of Bill de Blasio and Elizabeth Warren shows the progressive wing is powerful and angry. How soon until their fans pick primary fights with the old guard?
Is this the beginning of the end of Democratic Party unity? Will we see primary challenges to incumbent Democrats who are viewed as not being liberal enough? How far are we from moderate Democrats be labeled as “DINOs”—Democrats in name only?
Only time will tell, but there is a growing possibility we will see “Tea Party” Democrats in the near future. They wouldn’t be conservatives like the Republican Tea Party members, but they would share the same dogmatic commitment to ideology and aversion to compromise. If you think Congress sucks now, just imagine how horrific it would be if there were Tea Party Democrats facing off against Tea Party Republicans!
scary but i hope i'm understanding that what they are referring to are the blue dogs who vote more right wing than Progressive. i don't know but off the top not a bad idea if i am understanding correctly. we need to drop those who claim Dem and act like republicans, opposing their own party.
The leaders of the resurgent progressive wing of the Democratic Party include the new mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, who has vowed to raise taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund more social programs.There’s also Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who recently suggested (not advocated) that the minimum wage should be $22 an hour. And President Obama also seems to have joined this movement with his recent push to address income inequality and raise the minimum wage—both of which Obama is expected to name as priorities in his State of the Union address later this month.Sure, there are some who applaud the rise of the new left. E.J. Dionne Jr., for example, wrote last week: “The return of a viable, vocal left will actually be good news for the political center.” He may be correct—this could be good for the political center. But it may not be good for the Democratic Party, at least if success is measured by electoral victories.I’m not advocating that the Democratic Party reject all the proposals outlined above—I agree with many of them. I’m simply cautioning Democrats not to follow the Republican model of imposing a political purity test. Instead, Democrats should continue to embrace divergent points of view—be they pro-union or pro-business, pro-choice or pro-life.
i agree purity test are for Nazi supremist and republicans it's their "PRINCIPLES" formerly their "VALUES", not the Dem party but their is a difference in that and weeding out those who's only concern is to be re-elected even though they are in a state that opposes all that they are suppose to stand for, what good is having a state under the blue umbrella when red rain can eat right through it?
