I think you made make a good point, especially bc you've been following this issue for a while, not just jumping in willy nilly with no previous experience in it.
Btw - Stark is not the far left, not even a leftist. He is a centrist.
Big difference, and one reason we on the actual left have trouble gaining support and traction - bc centrists keep being labeled as leftists (self described and otherwise) when they are nothing of the sort.
Actual leftists policies are supported by most ppl; that's why centrists try to claim the label - when they actually fight against implementing actual leftist policies.
Reps like Bernie Sanders, AOC and a few others in DC are actual leftists.