“I remember when Dems nominated true liberals and the smartest guys in the party, and the resulting years of losses,” Touré said. “So, I’m not ashamed to say I’m willing to sacrifice some of what I believe in as a liberal to get behind a moderate Dem who’s electable, and you should be, too.”
“The party should not be willing to risk a national election to see if the nation is ready for a liberal president,” he continued. “Something they haven’t even asked since [Walter] Mondale got crushed.
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Touré called Warren an “inexperienced candidate who fits neatly into the classic caricature of Dems as effete latte-sipping, Volvo-driving, Ivy Leaguers”
“Demanding ideological purity out of your presidential candidate is the path to defeat,” he added. He went on to say that Warren’s liberal credibility comes from her relative inexperience and her having not yet had to compromise with her moderate Democrat and Republican colleagues.
“I hope Warren continues to stand down so that the most electable Democrat we’ve had in decades can win,” Touré concluded. “Dems have got to worry more about pragmatism than political purity.”
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