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‘Squad’ Doomed? Progressives Face String Of Losses, Supporters in ‘Disarray’

Emily Zanotti
‘Squad’ Doomed? Progressives Face String Of Losses, Supporters in ‘Disarray’
Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Now that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has signed on to former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign, leaving many of his supporters without a leader and his operation struggling to figure out what’s next, progressives are “in despair” and in political trouble, per a Politico report Monday.

Sanders promised that the Democratic “Establishment” would not stand in the way of a progressive — even socialist — agenda, but “not only did the ‘establishment’ stop Sanders,” Politico says, “it stamped out the candidacies of a string of left-wing insurgents, leaving the progressive movement reeling and in a state of despair.”

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