Josh Elliot
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Josh Elliot is a pragmatic politician who emphasizes the importance of building coalitions and appealing to a broad base of constituents. This interview highlights his commitment to thoughtful dialogue and his ability to balance diverse perspectives in his leadership approach.
“So I have been vocal internally that I support a ceasefire, but I'm also of Jewish origin, represent a lot of Jewish people in my constituency, and have been concerned with the phrasing of a lot of the resolutions that I've seen. So I see it as sort of a false position to have to choose one side or the other.”
“Here? Not so much. At least not so far as what I've seen. So, this is the first convention I've been to. It went from being what was going to be a fairly, let's just say, I'll say, boring convention, to one that's very exciting and I get requests almost every day from somebody who wants to be here. I was bought in when this was Biden.”
“I would be considered a fairly progressive Democrat, yes. In my first term, I restarted the Progressive Caucus after about 20 years' worth of dormancy. This cycle, I started the tax equity caucus. I'm fighting for fair taxation. I'm fighting for criminal justice reform.”
“But ensuring that people have an opportunity to enter the middle class, and you have to do that by asking the wealthy to pay their fair share. You can sort of hear my Bernie Sanders coming out. I think that to me is where the party needs to go. That doesn't seem to me like a big lefty or progressive thing.”
The Rest Is Politics: Leading — 94. DNC Special: The Young Buck (Josh Elliot)
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