Liberals upset about the progressive insurgency in the Democratic Party should focus their energies on changing the rules that force everyone to the left of republicans to be in the same party. Create multi-party democracy and you won’t have to worry about getting primaried or whether democratic socialists will hurt their brand or any of that.
the Democratic Party should focus their energies on changing the rules that force everyone to the left of republicans to be in the same party
I am under the impression that centrist dems push back on progressives because progressives support policy like this. It’s kind of like you said “Hey Liberals, if you don’t want to be replaced by progressives, just do everything the progressives want to do”.
My hope is that we’re seeing the left-side equivalent of how the Tea Party shifted the GOP, except it’s actually grassroots.
Probably, but if so, saying this to them helps reveal their hand-wringing about electability as self-serving. If they have a solution but won’t pursue it or even block it, then it’s easier to tell them to shut up about it.
You get anomalies in those systems too. If coalitions are required to form a majority government, guess who gets massively empowered? Opportunist centrist parties that are willing to ally with either side if the price is right.
Liberals upset about the progressive insurgency in the Democratic Party should focus their energies on changing the rules that force everyone to the left of republicans to be in the same party. Create multi-party democracy and you won’t have to worry about getting primaried or whether democratic socialists will hurt their brand or any of that.
I am under the impression that centrist dems push back on progressives because progressives support policy like this. It’s kind of like you said “Hey Liberals, if you don’t want to be replaced by progressives, just do everything the progressives want to do”.
My hope is that we’re seeing the left-side equivalent of how the Tea Party shifted the GOP, except it’s actually grassroots.
Probably, but if so, saying this to them helps reveal their hand-wringing about electability as self-serving. If they have a solution but won’t pursue it or even block it, then it’s easier to tell them to shut up about it.
Fortunately, it looks like the DNC is learning from their past mistakes, and are rallying behind El-Sayed, at least from what I’ve read.
They’re not even liberals. They’re right-wingers.
You get anomalies in those systems too. If coalitions are required to form a majority government, guess who gets massively empowered? Opportunist centrist parties that are willing to ally with either side if the price is right.
They don’t want that, they need to be the only alternative to Republicans or their billionaire funding pipeline will dry up.
Funnily enough, that is already failing.
meh he fluked it because mcmorrow didn’t pull out quick enough
an accidental pregnancy
see what happens if he starts promising “a day without capitalism” lol
Do you mind pointing me towards the policy goals El-Sayed has supported that would be in conflict with capitalism?