This was a banner week for liberals making the case for political unity. Make no mistake, though: a long history of unity went unmentioned in Joe Biden’s inaugural speech and in media reports on the new political moment. Biden’s own presidency was made possible by the rallying of fellow establishment candidates around his failing campaign on Super Tuesday. Far from “healing the soul of the nation,” this unity among financial, political, and media elites has had devastating consequences for decades on the majority of Americans and is deployed cynically to maintain a status quo that gave us Trump and denies us Medicare for All.
Sen. Nina Turner is now running for Congress because she heeds a higher political mandate than unity. In our fourth conversation on Krystal Kyle & Friends, we’re joined by this visionary leader to discuss her campaign for Ohio’s eleventh congressional district, her theory of change, and her thoughts on how a people’s candidate interacts with the political establishment.
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As Nina will tell you, staying “unbought and unbossed” is not a recipe for winning the adoration of the media, of party elites like Pelosi, or of top-dollar campaign donors. But as Sen. Turner believes, referencing the legacies of Shirley Chisholm and Fannie Lou Hamer, it is the only way to challenge the power of institutions that keep the people from rising up.
Those familiar with her work on Bernie Sanders’s 2020 presidential campaign won’t be surprised to learn that at a time when working people are in uniquely dire straits, Sen. Turner is building a movement to bring those people to Congress with her. You’ll want to hear all about this movement — exactly what this political moment is calling for — and you can start by listening Episode 4 of Krystal Kyle & Friends, where Nina Turner spells it all out for us.
Episode 4 Audio: Senator Nina Turner