Sen. Bernie Sanders told CBS News he's "very disappointed" by the bill to end the government shutdown, calling a planned vote on health insurance subsidies "meaningless."
I agree that FPTP is shit and we need something different. Most Americans are too loyal, stupid, or apathetic to care about a random 3rd party on the ballot.
We need name brand recognition with people, and you do that will the Democrats. What we also need is a coalition of progressives in the Dems that actively politick about working class issues like Bernie Sanders to counter the moderates.
My point is we’ve needed this for decades, and Dems consistently side with the donors against the working class.
We’re at a moment where both progressives and maga folk are interested in real populism. It could be enough to siphon the necessary voters for a plurality win, and I think we have a far better chance for progress with this strategy as opposed to trying to reform the corporate Dem establishment. They’re too addicted to the money, and will spend millions to crush any challenge from the left. They fight the left far harder than they fight Republican.
Why is it you think that the Dems can be successfully reformed from within , given their history?
3rd party crushes the other two in FPTP with enough votes. Also, I believe Bernie is technically an “independent”
How did the Greens work out?
I agree that FPTP is shit and we need something different. Most Americans are too loyal, stupid, or apathetic to care about a random 3rd party on the ballot.
We need name brand recognition with people, and you do that will the Democrats. What we also need is a coalition of progressives in the Dems that actively politick about working class issues like Bernie Sanders to counter the moderates.
My point is we’ve needed this for decades, and Dems consistently side with the donors against the working class.
We’re at a moment where both progressives and maga folk are interested in real populism. It could be enough to siphon the necessary voters for a plurality win, and I think we have a far better chance for progress with this strategy as opposed to trying to reform the corporate Dem establishment. They’re too addicted to the money, and will spend millions to crush any challenge from the left. They fight the left far harder than they fight Republican.
Why is it you think that the Dems can be successfully reformed from within , given their history?
Because there are currently Democrats that haven’t caved to donor pressure?