Can't say I'm surprised or even disappointed. It's a social-democrat running through the D party proposing some reforms. It's the bare minimum, and even if he was some sort of secret communist he would be expelled from the blue party very quickly if he had a good take there.

On the other hand I still think he's worth supporting critically over his proposed reforms, while criticizing harshly on his failures. NorthWesterners expect too much from electoralism and individuals and forget about parties.