If Neera Tanden’s support for Dan Lipinski is problematic, then shouldn’t Bernie Sanders’ and Keith Ellison’s support for Heath Mello also be problematic?

But I’m not here to criticize Bernie. I agree that there’s something odd about centrists criticizing Sanders for accepting Rogan’s endorsement when centrists rarely speak out against Rogan (as far as I know).

Someone who is LGBTQ has more standing in the Rogan situation than I do. The fact that I’m not offended by Rogan’s endorsement of Sanders (though I’m certainly offended in general by self-hyping jerks like Rogan) shouldn’t preclude someone else (with standing) from being offended and expressing their pov.

Where I agree with you is that Neera Tanden’s outrage seems hypocritical. But I’m not familiar with Tanden, so this concession is provisional. But before you criticize Tanden from supporting Lipinski, you should remember that Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg (and probably others, I don’t know) have advanced the notion that multiple perspectives on abortion should be considered.

It’s never a bad time to criticize someone for hypocrisy. But this is not the time to criticize centrists for being centrists (or democratic socialists for being democratic socialists, ex-Hillary supporters for being ex-Hillary supporters, etc.). Rogan has offended a number of populations. If a centrist Democrat who has previously supported one or m ore those populations wants to object to the Sanders campaign for touting Rogan’s endorsement, they have the right to do so. If they haven’t already stood up for the rights of anyone Rogan has offended, and they’re using their faux outrage as a political axe, then they should stick to campaigning positively for whichever candidate they prefer. We would all benefit from waiting until the general election to go negative.