Warren/Sanders supporters: How do you get your agenda enacted into law?

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The thing is, Biden's more moderate proposal won't get enacted either. Nor will the bully pulpit do much. Such are the times we live in. The point of campaigning on bigger policies though is for the candidate to highlight their values and those of the Party. If candidates win running on strong anti corruption plank, or universal childcare, then gradually these ideas will become more mainstream. A lot of it is symbolic.

We get the first woman president with Warren. That's one thing you know you get with her without a single vote in Congress and can never be repealed. Much of the damage Trump has done is to the spiritual and fabric of this country. It is psychic and intangible. Only a representative of that half of humanity whose p**** Trump bragged of grabbing- one who advocates systemic change, not a return to Obama- can fully and completely purge this out. The first president representing half of humanity being someone who campaigns against corruption, for the poor and middle class, for democracy would be something.

There are many things you can do with the administrative state. Stephen Miller is a good example of this. Warren has staffed an entire agency the CFPB from the ground up and has more knowledge than anyone. She's worked with progressive policy orgs for years. Someone like Joe Biden who is not passionate about the issues, or Pete Buttigieg who doesn't know what he believes, would be a waste of the office. You want a progressive who gets into the weeds and knows how effective their underlings are doing (or not). Smart people tend to surround themselves with other smart people.