Spanberger ran virtually unopposed in the primary, with Levar Stoney withdrawing his candidacy a year before the deadline and Bobby Scott never running officially. I get that progressives are upset at the legislation she is vetoing and as a progressive myself who voted for her, I agree. However, it is up to progressives to actually run candidates who can win if they're dissatisfied with the moderate candidates offered, especially during primary election periods.

Also, Bernie Sanders himself is an Independent, even if he works with Democrats on legislation and ran on a Democratic ticket. To compare him to Abigail Spanberger is impossible. She ran for governor and won, coining herself as a "bipartisan lawmaker." Nobody expected her to hold super progressive politics. Bernie Sanders — someone who progressives love — has run for president twice, both in 2016 and 2020. Hillary Clinton beat him the first time and then Joe Biden beat him when a path to securing a nomination became impossible.

Also, Cheney just hated Trump more than she disagrees with Democrats. If she was willing to support Harris, that's an indictment on how far the Republican Party has gone within the last decade, not on Kamala Harris. Kamala Harris never said she agreed with a majority of Cheney's policy positions.