Article 5G5DT 'A good start but miles to go': progressive Nina Turner on Biden and Democrats' future

'A good start but miles to go': progressive Nina Turner on Biden and Democrats' future

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David Smith in Washington
from US news | The Guardian on (#5G5DT)

The co-chair of Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, now a candidate for Congress, sees good signs but says progressives must keep pushing'

When Joe Biden, a 78-year-old white male moderate, was sworn in as US president, it was seen as only a matter of time before progressives became restive and Democrats in disarray" headlines were dusted off.

But two months in, the party remains uncharacteristically united. Biden is being hailed as an unlikely radical, drawing comparisons with transformative presidents such as Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson - his very reputation as a steady centrist enabling him to move further and faster.

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