Jon Ossoff's loses -- I told you so!

My inbox has been flooded for many months with appeals for support to Ossoff who I called out on day one as being a Clinton clone and not worthy of progressives' support. Clearly the DNC made a classic attempt to put lipstick on a pig in this race with predictable results.  Ossoff's opponent Karen Handel is an idiot and actually said, "I do not support a livable wage" in debate. How could they lose you might ask?  With all that money?  Sorry, that's just too easy.  Just being a democrat is enough.

     Ossoff explicitly campaigned against single-payer healthcare and tax increases for the rich, and was rewarded by Democratic donors with $24 million in donations and another $8 million in outside spending. By contrast, Democratic special election candidates in Montana and Kansas campaigned on more progressive platforms and were outspent by large margins.
     His policy positions have led some to describe him as a “ mild-mannered, centrist candidate,” who, according to his opponent, Karen Handel, “ talks like a Republican.”

Sadly, I strongly believe that the DNC will continue in it's death throes pushing to the right, actively displacing and subverting progressive candidates, and in so doing strengthen and consolidate the power held by corporate friendly conservatives.  I an word, the DNC is worse than in the way, they are the problem.

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