• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    15 hours ago

    In 2016, the Clinton campaign shut down polling favoring Bernie. In 2020, the campaign was swaying towards Bernie, but all of the moderates dropped out and rallied around Biden. The primaries aren’t truly democratic.

    Even if a Leftist made it to office, the party would not rally around them. The entire system is designed against change, and the preservation of the interests of Capital.

    Really, you’re making the case for third party voting, as technically a third party win is possible, and would allow a Leftist in.

    • Triasha@lemmy.world
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      31 minutes ago

      Moving the Democratic party would be easier than electing a third party. It just doesn’t happen in a year or decade.