Cabinet seats provoke competitive scramble on the left

摘要

The defeat of a common foe in President Trump has freed up various conservation and Democratic Partyfactions to resume their familiar intramural struggles - this time over the shaping of the Biden administration'sCabinet.And with President-elect Joe Biden now weighing and naming nominees for EPA and the Energy and Interiordepartments, the tensions are playing out through social media, leaks, public manifestos and the preemptivepuncturing of trial balloons.The tug of war also suggests Biden will need to thread the needle carefully as he looks to move an aggressiveclimate change and green energy agenda through a potentially Republican-led Senate, amid pressure from arestive left.