anecdotal, but a lot of my PSL comrades got re-engaged in politics b/c of Bernie (me included). but being in PSL, we've all moved past investing in Democrats as a winning strategy, and were radicalized further by his failure. how statistically significant are we vs. people who just got fully demoralized by politics, or even moved right? who knows, honestly - our org is growing a lot, but still relatively niche looking at the larger horizon of politics.

i do think it's worth agitating around the failures of these socdem candidates though. and i'm not even telling people not to vote for Zohran if they live there (NYC), like sure he's a genuine harm reduction candidate and voting is low effort, go for it, just manage your expectations and find areas of political work where this stuff isn't a core part of the orgs strategy.