The ‘Resistance’ Is Over
The insurgent left cares more about its own factional agenda than the president’s threats to democracy.
Many Democratic primary voters in Florida and other regions are losing interest in the anti-Trump movement, now referring to it as the "Heroes of the Resistance 1.0." Political analyst Nate Silver expressed this sentiment, noting that people want to move on from Trump. The far-left of the Democratic Party has never been as focused on Trump and democracy as its center.
Despite warnings about the risks, the far-left continued to challenge the mainstream Democratic candidates, prioritizing factional power-seeking over stopping Trump's potential presidency. This approach has led to setbacks in key states, such as Michigan, Maine, and some House seats. The far-left faction's gamble is that Democrats will prioritize treating the deeper problems over stopping Trump, but this strategy seems unlikely to succeed given the stark differences between far-left candidates and centrist Democrats.
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