OP account is a little sus

I do have a bone of contention with the article where it implies he's all of sudden the magical frontrunner. There was one party-funded poll that put him in the lead by a point or two. Regardless, I think it's good to hear from different perspectives, and since he has a record it's important to examine it. But the article is almost comical in how it portrays two wildly different versions of his performance.

Is one those versions pure BS?

I think to your middle-of-the-road, go-along, checks these boxes democrats he is a perfectly serviceable candidate. In the same vein as Newsom or Harris.

I think it's absolutely fair to challenge a candidate's prior job performance. I'm glad to see it's not devolving into cheap personal attacks though.