Iirc, this was orchestrated by the progressive wing of the NY Democratic Party and was a fairly controversial decision.
The progressives still represent a fairly small contingent of the left, and don’t really have the influence to materially alter policy decisions, especially at the federal level. Much of the US still isn’t very interested in progressive politics, especially given the migration of moderate conservatives to the Democratic Party.
2020 is going to be a make-or-break election for progressives IMO.
https://www.theverge.com/interface/2019/2/15/18225646/amazon...
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