This is just another example of Democrats losing initiative and being lead on a leash by Republican talking points.

There is no reason for Democrats to defend Piker, he isn’t running for anything. Even if he was, the Republicans are faking being mad at a lie they told themselfs.

If Democrats want to start talking about any of the many important things that they might need to talk to voters about, they need to pick their battles better and understand what these bad faith traps looks like.

Ps: this is all assuming the establishment Democrats are themselves acting in good faith and not collaborating in an attemp to kill progressive grassroots movements.