“The leading liberal candidates — including Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — used their speeches in San Francisco to take digs at Joe Biden, who continues to lead in early national polls and skipped the convention to campaign in Ohio,” the Washington Post reports.
“Leftist candidates and activists have concluded they can no longer wait for Biden to fade on his own, as some once hoped.”
“Nor can they count on Democratic congressional leaders to fight Trump with all the tools at their disposal, without some prodding… But the power of their newly emboldened movement remains unclear. Even here in deep blue California, it faces hurdles. Late Saturday, the state party overwhelmingly elected a labor leader from the mainstream ranks of the party as its new chairman. He defeated a liberal activist backed by many Sanders supporters.”
Dave Weigel: “Bernie’s clout in the party might be overrated.”
