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This was the first year I haven't been a Democrat.
I just don't care about voting in their primaries anymore, and that's the only reason I was in there to begin with.
The rules of the Republican Party make it easier for fringe groups to take over, which is why it’s a Trump cult now.
Maybe progressives and leftists should try and swamp that party first. At a minimum we won’t have the problem of people automatically dismissing candidates because of the D next to the name.
And centrists won’t be able to yell at us about being stupid and voting for a third party.
Because thr DNC is designed to eliminate any leftist/progressive momentum before it can amount to actual change. The whole point of the party for the past 50 years has been to make empty promises to people while shoveling money to corporations amd the wealthy.
I've long said that you can splinter the GOP with a faction that's obviously socialist to anyone who's read theory, but drapes itself in patriotic jargon and leans into anti-establishment pro-worker sentiment. Country music used to be very leftist if you pay attention, lean into that.
Democratic primaries gave us Mamdani. The problem isn't Democratic primaries, it's not having the right candidates on yours. We're not getting out of the duopoly anytime soon. Either run in the primary yourself, or campaign for someone who will.
I'm literally the opposite, I'm registered as a Democrat and vote for progressives every primary.
Don't come at me with the spoiler effect. I know, you know, and most importantly the candidates know. They know. So if a candidate doesn't oppose FPTP, what do you think that tells you? They don't get to fall silent on this issue while holding us hostage with it.
Same here. I registered independent last month.