• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    There isn’t some massive constituency out there hoping for young leftists that got screwed by “the man”.

    Just the majority of California Democrats. But other than that, basically nobody.

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      8 months ago

      The same people that sent Dianne Feinstein to the senate until she died in office?

      Yeah…

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        8 months ago

        Or Kamala, for that matter. But no leftist candidate in California had access to the kind of funds that either Kamala’s or Feinstein’s campaign enjoyed. Very difficult to establish yourself as a known quantity without decades of name recognition and tens of millions of dollars in your war chest.

        The Sanders campaign was exceptional in large part thanks to their prodigious fundraising capacity. Also helped that he received over a decade of positive media coverage, plus ample coverage during the Bush Era as a reliable opposition to Bush policy. LA City Council candidates Nithya Raman and Ysabel Jurado had significant success thanks to their own success raising tons of campaign cash.

        And this isn’t unique to California. When leftist candidates can find a pool of enthusiastic fund raisers and receptive media coverage, they quickly rise to the top of the pile in crowded races.