Why Progressives Think Joe Biden Is Not ‘Electable’
7/17/19. Progressives say this word "electability" is being used as a fear tactic to intimidate voters into choosing a moderate, centrist nominee, specifically, former Vice President Joe Biden. But many of the activists who gathered over the weekend at the Netroots Nation conference insisted that's a foolish strategy. Biden, who has consistently led in early polling, is potentially the worst option for the party, they say, warning that Democrats could repeat the mistakes of 2016.
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Maria Urbina, the national political director of Indivisible, says Democrats who ignore the demands of progressives are being dismissive of people who have been organizing and fighting against the Trump administration.
A wall titled "Who's The Next To Drop Out?" with faces of the Democratic candidates running for president in the 2020 election is displayed during the Netroots Nation conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren waves goodbye to the audience at the Netroots Nation candidate forum on Saturday, July 13, 2019.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Netroots Nation candidate forum on Saturday, July 13, 2019.
Yvette Simpson, the CEO of Democracy for America, spoke on a pop-up panel at Netroots Nation about "Why Joe Biden is the least electable major Democrat for president in 2020."
2020 Democratic Presidential candidate Governor Jay Inslee at the Netroots Nation conference on Saturday, July 13, 2019.
2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Sec. Julián Castro speaks at the Netroots Nation conference on Saturday, July 13, 2019.
2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks during the Netroots Nation conference on Saturday, July 13, 2019.