• Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    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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          2 days ago

          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.