while Bernie should have retired in 2024, something that separates him and to a lesser but still noteworthy extent Warren from the rest of their old colleagues is he clearly sees it as a priority to build up a bench of successors to his brand of politics
His ability to pick people is a really mixed bag
Warren absolutely believes this too? she just has had fewer opportunities to prove it she endorsed Flanagan in MN, for example, who is clearly in her mold
This is really only true when you look at the national stage, not within Vermont politics. Warren absolutely is building a bench of progressive successors both in MA and nationally - look at her primary endorsements of Flanagan, Balint, Bowman, Levin - and her mentorships of Wu and Pressley in MA
does he have an in-vermont successor?
Becca Balint or Tanya Vyhovsky
hopefully without the halfhearted anti fascism
Chuck Schumer does not do succession planning in any way that matters, Nancy Pelosi had to be forced into it by an intraparty coup, Obama deliberately eschewed it
Indeed, Obama fucked it up. All he had to do was give Joe the nod and he’d have whipped Trump in 2016.
We love keeping our powder dry forever, don't we folks
He didn't give him the nod because it was Hillary's turn. An exchange for Bill helping Obama in '12. I thought this was common knowledge
tbf Warren could do more on this front but what are Porter, Pressley, and Wu if not deliberately chosen protégés
Presuming that Markey or Warren retires soon, I do think Wu would have a good shot at the senate – assuming she wins reelection as easily as I think she will
Porter - literally the frontrunner for President of California Pressley - widely considered to be a contender for higher office, no offices have opened Wu - one of the most popular and successful Mayors in the country you can argue she has a better batting average than Sanders!
yes, but she takes swings a lot less whereas Bernie tries to get likeminded people everywhere—it's different approaches that I don't think lend themselves to easy comparison
she swings less but hits more, that's my point. like, i'm fairly certain Warren endorsed Mamdani first
both were post-primary so neither gets any credit imo
sure, i guess
I parasocial-love them both, as politicians.