So, of course, defenders of the status quo politics that voters are so aggressively rejecting have turned to the oldest of all arguments: the claim that while socialists—along with progressive populists who are open to a bolder politics—may be appealing to a small segment of the public, they aren’t “electable” outside of, say, New York City. And, well, Denver, and Washington, and Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, and Tempe, Arizona, and the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, and all the other places where they have won during the current primary season.

The demsocs are offering a vision for a better America. Whether or not they will actually be able to create that better America I don’t know, but they’re giving the people something. Some kind of hope, some kind of solutions. Centrist Democrats are offering nothing, except more of the same, more of what we know isn’t working for large numbers of people.

Centrist Democrats only ever tell us what won’t work, but never what will. They’re adamant that democratic socialism will fail, but when asked what will work their only answer is more neoliberal capitalism. More of the same, more of what millions of Americans know doesn’t work because of their lived experiences. If centrist Democrats can’t figure out why that’s a losing strategy, then they’re dumber than Trump.