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Also I mean, most of the anti-Fetterman sentiment is pure hindsight. There were clues that he was a douchebag, but he did well to present himself as progressive and relatable. It's not like most people expected the heel turn. I, for one, was very happy to see someone other than a boring corporate Democrat as the front runner.
Exactly, that's my whole point. We got duped because we really let ourselves believe the candidate the DNC chose was going to actually be progressive. Hindsight shows we were wrong to believe in his campaign but it also shows the democratic party knew full well what they were doing when they put the establishment behind his campaign specifically
In the fervour of trying to ensure an absolute crank like Dr. Oz wasn't allowed to hold office we all collectively bet the house on democrats meeting the moment and putting forward a progressive. In reality, they saw the moment for what it was and used that opportunity to get a slam dunk institutional stooge into a seat for 6 years.
The problem isn't that we were duped, the problem is that we were made to believe anything other than a heel turn was the desired outcome. He was selected specifically for his ability to fake being progressive and have zero shame when confronted about it.
We cant take their word for it anymore, if your candidate isn't openly a socialist they might as well be a republican. Until our institutions work for us we cannot rely on them to do the work to get there. Go look at the zohran mamdani campaign and what they are advocating for to see what an actually progressive campaign looks like so you don't get duped ever again. If your candidate doesn't talk like THIS you are being lied to about their beliefs.