Facing setbacks, progressives focus on pragmatic goals for a Harris presidency

Progressives are recalibrating their ambitions in anticipation of a Kamala Harris victory this fall .

Gone are the skyscraping demands for Medicare for All and a Green New Deal to transform the health care and energy sectors.

Progressives instead homing in on a more pragmatic and economy-focused agenda that includes a minimum wage hike, child care funding and Medicare benefits for seniors.

The percentage of Democrats who said undocumented immigrants should not be allowed to stay in the country legally grew to 16% , up 9 points from 2017 .

Some Democrats say the progressive wins of the Biden era were not fully appreciated in some corners of the left.

Progressives feel energized by the rise of Harris , which has given the party renewed hope after Biden 's struggling re-election campaign.

Jayapal said the left is being targeted because of its successes.

She said: “I actually feel like progressives have come out on top in most ways. I measure our success by what we got done. I think Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been the most progressive administration that we’ve had in my lifetime”.