That seems like an unrelated point, right? Progress was made not by voting for status-quo candidates, but despite them.
Like to pick one of his examples. We can’t afford to have a candidate which isn’t going to make lasting and permanent impact on reducing greenhouses gasses. A status quo democratic candidate for 8 years is worse than a right-wing candidate for 8 years and a left-wing candidate for 4 years. Where the left-wing candidate can make permanent change, like closing coal mines or banning combustion engines.
That seems like an unrelated point, right? Progress was made not by voting for status-quo candidates, but despite them.
Like to pick one of his examples. We can’t afford to have a candidate which isn’t going to make lasting and permanent impact on reducing greenhouses gasses. A status quo democratic candidate for 8 years is worse than a right-wing candidate for 8 years and a left-wing candidate for 4 years. Where the left-wing candidate can make permanent change, like closing coal mines or banning combustion engines.