"Jim Dean, the chairman of Democracy For America, said, "Without the trappings of leadership it's a lot easier to get focused on what's really important."
The Republican Party's lurch to the right has kept Democrats largely united in recent years to play defense against conservatives. But that may be about to change — Warren's fight against weakening Wall Street reform in the lame duck session jolted the left even though she lost. It could be sign of more internal Democratic feuds to come, and progressives welcome it.
"I think there will be divisions," Dean said. "We're at our best when we're competing for the best ideas, even though a lot of folks on the inside don't particularly like that."
Progressive advocates see the next two years through the prism of the coming 2016 race. They want Democrats to use their minority to lay down a sweeping populist agenda for the country ahead of the election, which could include breaking up the big banks, a major clean energy jobs bill or investments in education to let college students graduate debt free."
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