so, who is right here? did biden go further to the left or is he still in the center where he has been, actually, frankly, for most of his political career? so far in terms of the legislation he s been able to pass, it s fairly centrists. the other comment we did hear from the president, though, in this press conference remarks is the fact he s got the backing of 48 of 50 of the democratic senators and what is notable there is that he and bernie sanders have been aligned on most of the legislative priorities. it s two more moderate senators, manchin and cinema he s knot been able to align with. one of the things that s interesting throughout the year is certainly, there are progressive activists from the outside who have been frustrated, kexasperated and voicing concerns. there was a lot of hope the biden white house would accomplish more than it has in the first year. that being said, i am struck by some of the praguogressive lead