I do agree that Fetterman not labeling himself a socialist was helpful. Progressives always bitch about money, but plenty of good candidates win despite getting massively outspent all the time. Nina Turner could not win a general election in anything competitive. She certainly could not win statewide in OH. Sherrod Brown is a reasonably progressive senator and has proven he can. It's a personality thing.
Agreements have to be reached and nobody can be forced to sign any agreements, not to their liking. Take Switzerland which is not part of the European Union. They interviewed a top official once, and he said, we do not sign agreements we deem, not in our best interests. Other countries will look after their interests, that is a given. Why shouldn't the US do the same? Emmanuel Macron French President, just recently was trying to pressure Olaf Scholz German Prime Minister to favor French companies for major contracts at the expense of other countries in the European Union. That is just my point.
I doubt progressives would have come out for Lamb.If I lived in PA I wouldn't have.Fetterman and Casey are more progressive than moderate like Lamb.The last Dem candidate for that PA seat was a moderate,and she loss.
The prog's/social democrat message is all about worker's rights/opportunities, Fetterman hammered that hard and his grassroots outreach rang true w/many disenfranchised redhats as well I reckon.
I don't know how Beto thought he could take out Abbott to be honest unless he thought the power grid would be more important. Beto is a fine politician, but Abbott is also not an awful candidate. Cruz is shitty, was arguably the worst Republican senator for most of the previous decade, but he's intelligent, and still better than many of the clowns running in this cycle. It was also in a more favorable environment for Democrats.