Former ProgCaucusCDP chairperson Karen Bernal says there’s a fundamental conflict over the function of the party between rank-and-file members, who join for ideological affinity, and politicians, for whom it is a conduit for money and other resources
Amar Shergill, chairperson of the California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus. Photo via Shergill’s social media
Tenoch Flores, a former communications director for the party from 2009 to 2015 who now works as a consultant for progressive causes, said there is more acrimony and hurt feelings over these fights than in the past. He attributed it to the frustration of a movement that has brought increased attention to its causes but has not grown in scope or influence to match, a dynamic that he said it would be important for its leaders to manage.
This is not the first time the California Democratic Party has been through these battles, which are also playing out in the national party and inestablished a rival campaign apparatusKaren Bernal, a former chairperson of the California party’s progressive caucus for three terms from 2009 to 2013 and 2017 to 2019, said there’s a fundamental conflict over the function of the party between rank-and-file members, who join for ideological affinity, and politicians, for whom it is a conduit for...
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