Pleasant Politics

Primaries are internal party elections that determine what candidate a party will support for presidency. In US generally speaking the Democratic Party primaries are open or semi-open, so every voter can participate.
For example, in lasr Dem primaries approximately 10 million people vited for Bernie Sanders, 2 for Elisabeth Warren, and 20 for Biden, which amounts to less than 20% of registered voters.

The primary every congressional district has. The right ran some crazy fucks against some well established right wing politicians so where is the left's version of this.

Everyone hung up on the presidential primary is failing to heed our own advice to the people who vote for a third party as a protest against the Democratic Party.

The one that exists in the argument but not in reality. Keep up. It's straw man season

The billionaire backers came after the crazies won against right wing encumbrants.

What I find hilarious is that every "progressive" leader that does make their way in ends up being a Republican/Russian puppet. (See Sinema/Fetterman).

Proves horseshoe theory is real. The DNC doesn't care about you guys because you've shown you don't care about the DNC. Bitch all you want but why should they try to pursue lazy kids who bitch and moan but don't vote when it counts or protest vote.

That's why the DNC drives further right because at least that voting base actually consistently votes.

The tea party was astroturfed. There's no wealthy PACs propping up a movement of soc dems like AOC

Growing up with these movements, it felt like the Occupy Movement could have been that, but it was smeared by The Powers That Be alongside infighting or a focus on strange parliamentary procedure. It helps with cops also are on your side (Tea Party).

I don’t think the left makes enough persistent noise at their leadership compared to the right. I’m really proud of the recent strike announcements from Unions & hope they stick through the tough shit.

I volunteer in municipal work on a town board local to me. It’s not much, but there’s a few chuckleheads “from the private sector” that think they know everything in five minutes. If you put hard facts and actually argue them in proper settings with conviction, you can at least have a voice in the bullshit around you.

At least it's on-brand for R. D still tries to pretend otherwise.

So now there are no political options for addressing the material concerns of the working class.

BOLD MOVE COTTON

Good point, that didn't go well last time did it? Those who forget history...

Looks like our politicians are going to be doomed to repeat it.

I live in California. My vote doesn't count for sheeet.

You have to replace individuals to change the institutions

I think we need to sacrifice a few more CEOs to the money gods just to test this theory. For science.

Let's start with people and see what changes. "Institutional issue" is often a product of just a handful of people. Remove the entrenched old money Dems and watch progressives flood the party.

The left is now "business focused" and the right is "money focused" with no room for the problems of us normal people. If CEO and business are determined to set a line between us and them, then "us" will unite to become"we" and they don't that. Let's get rid of the people who are a problem and use the organization they use to promote those who care about other people.

I mean, the whole political system has been corrupted by capitalism, with politicians spending 30% of their time fundraising and meeting with lobbyists. Lobbying is essentially legal bribery so there's no need for illegal corruption. However, elected representatives should not be acting against their constituents interests.