After Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign for president, a number of progressives took to Twitter to discuss what they hope to see from former vice president and likely nominee Joe Biden. There’s a lot of passion and ideas being shared on social media that are worth a read, but it’s not all Twitter talk; eight progressive advocacy groups have joined together with a letter including policy requests for Biden’s campaign to take a look at. Why? As the letter puts it: “Exclusively anti-Trump messaging won’t be enough to lead any candidate to victory.”
The letter, a joint effort and signed by the Alliance for Youth Action, Justice Democrats, March for Our Lives Action Fund, NextGen America, Student Action, Sunrise Movement, and United We Dream Action argues: “We need you to champion the bold ideas that have galvanized our generation and given us hope in the political process.” What does that look like? The letter breaks down a number of specific policy points; some are considerably far off from Biden’s current campaign messaging, but they’re an honest summary of what many progressives are looking for when the general election rolls around.