In Trump’s first term, grassroots Democrats focused their ire on the Republican president. But now, after President Joe Biden’s reluctance to step aside in 2024 at age 81 helped pave the way for Trump’s return to the White House, many see their party’s own veterans as part of the problem.
I’m not a huge fan of electoral politics but I have met Mai Vang a few times and I believe her convictions are real. Whether they will survive contact with a system designed to grind them down I can’t say but she’s by far the best person in the sac city council currently and I don’t doubt she would be one of the most progressive members of congress.