 There are a plethora of reasons as to why the left has not been very successful at gaining power in American politics But one of the main reasons is because I think that the left largely speaking generally speaking Has not been tough enough. They're just not willing to go after leadership and this isn't just You know about people running for president This is elected members of Congress and we're starting to kind of see you know the winds change a little bit But still I mean you can't expect to really affect change from the inside if you're not going after The biggest barriers to change and that is members of the Democratic Party's leadership And so what a lot of people can do if they are in a position of influence or power is Endorse some of these primary challengers to incumbent Democrats endorsed Michaela Wilkes who's going up against any Hoyer Endorse Shea had but are who's running against Nancy Pelosi? These are really difficult campaigns to run like what AOC managed to do and taking Agio Crowley that is so Difficult to accomplish the fact that she pulled that off was basically a miracle, right? But she did it and she ran a phenomenal campaign, but we can't just stop there We have to keep going and oust members of the Democratic Party oust members of leadership, especially Who aren't allowing a progressive agenda to even be contemplated on the floor of the Senate or the House? So with that being said I am disappointed that more people aren't endorsing Shea had but are Bernie should have endorsed Shea had but are and there's still time, but I don't think that he will AOC could make a difference by endorsing Shea had but are so there's not a lot of people who are willing to stick their necks on the line To you know, endorse one of their fellow colleagues and I get it I'm not in Congress so I don't have to deal with that pressure of you know Condemning a colleague because that would make for a really awkward work environment nonetheless if you truly care about priorities Then you can't allow Nancy Pelosi to remain at the top of the Democratic Party Otherwise the party is going nowhere. She's driving the party into a ditch and we're all suffering because of it So we need bold change and that means you take some risks, right? You endorse her primary challenger She may try to marginalize you within Congress. She may try to isolate you But I mean that's what you've got to do Bernie Sanders has no reason to not endorse Shea had but are I mean sure the Democratic Party Would attack him, but here's the thing Nancy Pelosi If you remember was part of these stop Bernie meetings with Chuck Schumer near a tendon and people to judge as reported on by the New York Times, so there's already bad blood there So why not just add to you know the momentum that she had already has and endorse him right now? A lot of people don't know who she had but are is so if a lot of these high-profile figures within the Democratic Party or Associated with the Democratic Party back him that could be make or break But with that being said there is an individual who is very prominent who ran for president who decided to do what I think is really really unexpected Indoor she had but are and that person of course is Marianne Williamson She came out with a surprising endorsement of she had but are on top of other phenomenal endorsements that she's been making lately and She made a really passionate and I think powerful realistic case as to why Nancy Pelosi has got to go take a look I want to talk to you about a congressional endorsement. Then I think it's very important. I Have long had great admiration for Nancy Pelosi because She's the first woman speaker of the house and I believe that her achievements have paved the way in Really profound ways for women such as myself At the same time, I am a lifelong Democrat who has become very very concerned With the corporatist direction of the party in too many cases and I admit my own experience In the camp in the presidential campaign showed me how the control of certain forces at the expense of progressive forces is a direction that is Taking democratic party away from the principles on which I was always raised to believe it stands And so in this election, I feel that we need to do everything possible To make a strong stand for those of us who have been Democrats for those of us who are Democrats We need to take a strong stand for the progressive vision that many of us feel is absolutely essential Not only for the future of our country, but also for this next election and as a consequence I am now endorsing Shahid but tar For the seat the congressional seat in the San Francisco district where Nancy Pelosi now serves We have to get right to the heart of things and the Nancy Pelosi's of this world And I say this with all due respect for Nancy Pelosi have got to hear us that we are serious Have got to understand that yes, we on the left will challenge you we on the left that God Nancy This was what we always thought you were This is this is what I always thought the democratic party was supposed to be We've heard long enough. I yes, you understand No, no, no, no this last heroes act that did it for me Mm-hmm should be $2,000 a month until this is done. We need Medicare for all we need a show of of Compassion for the American people That is simply not the agenda these days for the corporate back democratic party and if that doesn't change I think we're gonna have a hard time this year and America's even gonna have a harder time in the future So I hope you'll check out Shahid but tar because I think he's worthy of our support. He's He's a perfect challenger for Nancy. I think this is good for Nancy That was excellent and I cannot emphasize how important this move is a Name like Marianne Williamson who ran for president is endorsing The challenger to the leader of the House of Representatives. This is huge. This is a game changer and Look Marianne Williamson She doesn't necessarily have anything to gain from this But she does have Something to lose because if she chooses to run for president again in 2024 and I hope she does you know, she's going to Go into that race knowing that leadership doesn't like her if you endorse a primary opponent of a member of leadership They're gonna hate you But she did it anyway She did it anyway because she is principled and she's bold. She's not trying to curry favor with the left She did this because she genuinely believes that Nancy Pelosi is an obstacle to progress. Yes decades ago She was a pioneer when it came to social justice, you know, she spoke out in favor of LGBTQ rights But now she's blocking Medicare for all which would save lives, right? She's not effectively challenging Donald Trump She's failing us in a number of ways. So she's got to go. She's got to go. She's out of touch and Quite frankly, she's a bad person Nancy Pelosi is a bad person. She's a multi-millionaire She doesn't care about what poor people are experiencing. So she's got to go and if nobody wants to be, you know Bold and endorse her primary challenger, then you can't complain about Nancy Pelosi So for Marianne Williamson to do this, I just I value it so much because if you truly want to beat the Republican Party Well, you've got to acknowledge that they're the final boss You have to get to the sub-boss and beat them first and that boss is Democratic Party leadership and if the left doesn't actually take on effectively Democratic Party leadership Nancy Pelosi Chuck Schumer, Steny Hoyer We're never gonna be able to win because we're not going to be able to challenge Republicans because people like Nancy Pelosi are going to use their Institutional powers to squash the left at every turn. So you've got to fight fire with fire and challenge them Take their jobs and things like this help. So I absolutely love Marianne Williamson Like she has completely won me over. We don't agree on every single policy But in terms of her strategy and her priorities We're absolutely aligned and everything that she has done has proven to people that she cares about the issues She cares, you know, she wasn't just running for president as a vanity project She was running because she genuinely cares about left-wing issues And you know, she's not willing to stay silent as leadership fails the people which is so important It's one of the biggest things lacking from the progressive movement. Nobody wants to call out leadership Everyone's too afraid to speak up, but Marianne Williamson has absolutely been vocal at calling out leadership I mean, look at this tweet that she shared about the heroes act quote Even if we're only speaking in crass political terms, how can the Democrats think all these incremental efforts are going to inspire anyone? It's like trying to sexually seduce someone with new office equipment And there are so many tweets like if you go through Marianne Williamson's timeline Everything she's saying is in lockstep with the progressive movement. So look It's really important to have leaders in the progressive movement because you can only be a leaderless movement for so long Until you know, you start seeing increasing Factionalization you see, you know the movement itself kind of dissipate. This is why, you know I worry so much about Bernie's movement because look at what happened to occupy even though that was a leaderless movement with no Hierarchies and I think that's commendable. You've got to have a leader to kind of steer the ship and we have a lot of progressive leaders and one of them unquestionably is Marianne Williamson and She is one of the few leaders we have who's actually willing to call out Democratic Party leadership And I cannot stress how important that is because again, if you want to critique Republicans, that's all fine and dandy They're awful. They're terrible But they are the final boss if we cannot use the Democratic Party as a vehicle To actually take on the Republican Party Then it's going to be very difficult to affect change So that means we've got to oust members of the Democratic Party's leadership who are obstacles to change And this is the most basic thing that you can do To facilitate that goal Get people out of leadership who are steering the party in the wrong direction and Marianne Williamson is helping with that And I absolutely Love her. She's the real deal and I cannot tell you how valuable She's been as a leader. Um to me. She is just I mean, I love her. I don't know what else to say I know I've said that but it's so nice to see someone Who is being principled and actually is committed to a progressive agenda, you know a new vision for America And It's great. It's really great to see it's so valuable. It really means so much to me. So thank you Marianne Williamson I don't know if she'll see this video, but if you do What you're doing is so Amazing, please keep it up