Kevin Drum asks if the "liberal mainstream" has moved left.
I think the answer is no, but there is one thing that seems to be changing: the narrative of the more "centrists" commentators. In the past, ideas like Medicare for All and job guarantee were ridiculed or treated as kooky ideas. Now they are at least treated with a modicum of respect (cf. Paul Krugman's Times column on Ocasio-Cortez's primary win). While still disagreeing with the proposals, they are at least describing them as reasonable positions addressing real problems.
This is a good thing. There was no purpose in implying that these ideas are just left-wing versions of Tea Party lunacy. At the same time, if there isn't room in the Democratic Party for both Ocasio-Cortez and Paul Krugman (and Joe Manchin, for that matter), then the party is in trouble.
I welcome the change in attitude.
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