The 'Democratic leaders' not named in this article are now-lobbyist Howard Dean and an enemy of a livable minimum wage https://theintercept.com/2016/10/10/center-for-american-progress-advised-clinton-team-against-15-minimum-wage-leaked-emails-show/  "Hillary Clinton campaign emails released by Wikileaks on Monday show Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden advising against a $15 minimum wage, a key progressive goal during these past four years." And they wonder how they lose. So you select Dean/Tanden or Gabbard? Easy choice for me. Call me an isolationist who thinks the $75 million per missile that pounded sand would have been better spent fixing Flint's water problem, price tag $55 million. Which action better protects "Americans".