Comment on Yeeeesh, tough choice.

MajinBlayze@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• Canconda@lemmy.ca ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yea but they never will so the only option is to primary them.

  Like Americans need to realize that not primarying democrats means they feel safe with your vote and are thus incentivized to prioritize seeking republican voters.

  MAGA on the other hand literally primaried people for not being extreme enough… Only took them 6 elections if you think about it.

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  • protist@retrofed.com ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The race to outflank each other on the right has been happening in the Republican party for over 40 years, but over the last 16 years they’ve gone increasingly batshit

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    • Canconda@lemmy.ca ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      GOP & DNC are the sword $ shield of the wealthy elites respectively.

      But still GOP incumbents have always been more likely to face a funded primary opponent. Meanwhile DNC protects them from challengers.

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      • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        They selectively protect incumbents. They didn’t do a thing to protect Cori Bush or Jamaal Bowman, but they protected Henry Cuellar.

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  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Democrats know they have a stranglehold on the primary process, and they know that the results of their interference with the will of the people will be interpreted as apathy on the part of the left.

    In order to justify moving to the right.

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  • MajinBlayze@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Agreed, and support organizations like PV that do phone banking and door knocking to help those progressive candidates win.

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    • Canconda@lemmy.ca ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Also Americans need to nominate people for candidacy. What stood out the most to me in Knock Down The House was that it was AOC’s brother in law that nominated her and the grass roots organization that vetted and asked her to run.

      I think a lot of competant leaders don’t run for office because they don’t believe they will even make it onto the ballot.

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      • xabit24368@lemmy.zip ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I think a lot of competant leftists don’t run for office because they won’t even make it onto the ballot :/

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• criss_cross@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yeah most dems seem content to throw them under the bus.

  Harris seemed disgusted by the fact that people associated her with trans rights.

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