• Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee
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    It sounds like you don’t yet understand that the DNC has full authority to determine who is allowed to percolate to Party designated positions. This is why when the DNC kneecapped Bernie Sanders, the courts said,“nah it’s a private party- they can do as they please.”

    So, my point- if progressives did find a candidate to champion, there would be nothing preventing the DNC from simply saying, “no.”

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      So, my point- if progressives did find a candidate to champion, there would be nothing preventing the DNC from simply saying, “no.”

      You got a better idea? Because I don’t think the even the DNC is that eager to throw an entire wing of their party away.

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            My guy, you’re advocating for tilting at windmills as though more effort will solve this. It’s a futile, burnout strategy.

            At the minimum, ranked choice voting needs to be put in place, or we will forever be betwixt the same rocks and hard places.

            Second, a two-party system is, in itself, a failure. Progressives will never enact enough leverage from within the DNC’s grasp; they will need to form a whole new party.

            Third, stop trying to get people to pour their energy into “working harder not smarter.” Voting is not enough; the votes have to be meaningful to a larger strategy.

            Fourth, expect all of these efforts to fail until the legal loopholes allowing Corporate donations and PACs, SuperPACs, and dark money are slammed shut.

            Fifth, racism is still a core component of the cultural uphill battle faced by any/all progressive candidates. You CAN apply your individual efforts there.

            Sixth, reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, and supercharge it for modern times.