Joe Biden’s campaign has taken the most astonishing turn since he has started pivoting towards the general election now that Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the race.

Biden was not being coy about his need to win over Bernie Sanders voters when he announced some proposals on Thursday to win over wary progressives: lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60 years old, and forgiving all student debt for low- and middle-income people who attended public colleges and universities, as well as those who attended private Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other institutions that serve minority students.

“We don’t need to pivot to get independents because he already appeals to independents,” said a Biden adviser. “These are ideas that we feel should appeal to Bernie’s voters that are well in keeping with Joe’s principles.”

Many progressives made it clear that this might not be enough because expanding Medicare isn’t “Medicare for All,” and some debt forgiveness isn’t debt forgiveness for all.

“It’s Day 1. We expect to see more. He’s got a long way to go,” said a spokesman for progressive group Justice Democrats and a former Sanders staffer, Waleed Shahid. Shahid’s group was part of a coalition of progressive outfits that issued a list of far-reaching demands they want Biden to adopt.

The Republican National Committee issued a statement that welcomed Biden’s leftward move as it would likely push centrist voters towards them: “In the first full day of the 2020 general election, Joe Biden continues his embrace of the Sandersnista agenda.”

“First of all, Joe Biden knows what he’s doing. The places he’s reaching out are safe places,” said Jim Kessler, of the centrist group Third Way.

“This race is not going to be won based on what a disgruntled Brooklyn coffeehouse denizen is thinking. It’s going to be won on turnout in cities and suburbs in places like Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Detroit,” Kessler said. “It’s time for Sanders to say to his supporters, ‘I’m with Joe. It’s time to go whole hog for him.’”