Amazon announcing it will not put one of its new North America headquarters in New York City is the latest in a bad run of events that raise the possibility that progressives have overplayed their hand. While progressives may be newly energized after electoral success in November's elections, they don't have the electoral mandate they believe they do, and they still have to answer how they intend to implement their ambitious agenda with little to show for themselves to date.
This negative news cycle began last week when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., unveiled her Green New Deal proposal, with confusion about what was actually introduced.