.AOC fired back on Twitter, pointing out that Kasich’s history as an “anti-choice extremist” does not qualify him to comment on her credibility as a spokesperson for the Democrats
found that only 38% of Democrats wanted to hear from Kasich at the DNC, compared to 63% who wanted to hear from AOC.
Kasich’s invitation and disparaging comments towards AOC have confirmed some progressives’ suspicions that commitment to women’s rights and justice are taking a backseat to reaching across the aisle. He also used his speech to undermine the work of progressive leaders and activists. “[Republicans and independents] fear that Joe may turn sharp left and leave them behind. I don’t believe that,” Kasich said tonight. “No one pushes Joe around.”This convention is awesome because you'll have Kasich basically saying "I know you might be worried that Joe Biden will be influenced by the left but I know him and he won't be" and then you'll have progressives saying "we can move him to the left.
Yet some progressives have argued that a Biden presidency, while not their top choice, can and should be receptive towards radical change. Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, called on the Biden campaign to embrace the Democrats' more progressive platforms and politicians in order to energize turnout.
"If Biden wants to energize progressives to donate and volunteer to get every last person to vote, he will use the convention to shine the spotlight on progressive issues he's embraced like canceling student debt and expanding Social Security benefits during this pandemic, more corporate accountability, and taxing the rich to pay for things like clean energy jobs,” he said in a statement provided to Refinery29.
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