A midterm blue tsunami, a total referendum on MAGA, and Democratic leaders are rushing to squander every bit of it. Rania Khalek sounds off on how Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer and “moderate” Democrats are working overtime to kill demands for Medicare for All, an end to the war on Iran, and a cutoff of weapons to Israel – before the new Congress is even sworn in Khalek explains why freshman insurgents like Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Melat Kiros won’t automatically fall in line behind Jeffries for House speaker – even as AOC keeps backing him – starting with the AIPAC money behind him. Meanwhile, incoming Rep. Don Leonard says senior House Democrats are threatening to make his life “a living hell” for attaching conditions to his vote: a vote to end Citizens United and an end to the war on Iran. And Schumer’s grip is slipping: the 600,000-member Machinists union turned against him this week, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he’s open to taking his job as Senate majority leader. But the establishment gears keep turning: as Majority Democrats meet in Denver to shape the 2028 platform, corporate media is piling on universal healthcare. Khalek breaks down why the self-styled “party of the people” is so afraid of Medicare for All — and who cashes in when it stays off the table. Khalek says the first test comes with the government funding deadline on December 11. Will Dems side with the voters who just handed them a mandate, or the donors who paid for their seats? #breakthroughnews

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