Why leftists don't trust Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Deval Patrick

[prehnite]

The contest for control of the Democratic Party between left and center is continuing apace. The latest battleground is over a handful of minority Democrats being groomed by the centrist establishment to run for office: Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.

If the center wants to win

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[natyanayaki]

i kind of hope a bunch of these donor-backed centrist pseudo-leftists run and steal votes off each other (tbf, i hope several actual leftists run as well).

regarding harris, chelsea manning pointed this out and to my knowledge harris hasn't responded or apologized? http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/05/05/harris-renews-effort-to-block-gender-reassignment-for-trans-inmate/

[lightframes]

Harris needs to come out strong on criminal justice reform. Inmates' human rights still matter.

[natyanayaki]

reading some of the comments is so disheartening because so many people don't think of gender reassignment surgery as necessary :/

[lightframes]

Not that people are any nicer to trans people in the general population, but way too many people think that as soon as you're even accused of a crime you don't matter anymore. It's a huge mess and I don't know how to change that mindset when it's so widespread.

[natyanayaki]

i don't either :(