She’s like the one proven good elected official.
This is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard.
Sawant actively works in organizing and bringing together groups across Seattle. She’s not just not getting things passed in Congress.
The federal gov has fully abdicated the duty of governing in the modern US. It’s also where capital is easier to defeat as it’s usually more local forces than national or global ones. Local wins have continually happened and can continue to as long as we keep building (read rebel cities by David Harvey). PART of that is going to be using electoral politics to blunt the sharp edges of the state.
