People are - but then they run into the same corruption that has warped general elections [1]. They also run into the issue that primary elections in the US ar

People are - but then they run into the same corruption that has warped general elections [1]. They also run into the issue that primary elections in the US are arranged by the political parties which are also part of the corruption. The problem is our electoral system is a sham. Not just the mechanics (FPTP aka plurality voting is one of the worst systems) but the concept of "money=speech" which is really "money>speech". The 2 party system actively disenfranchises 30-50% of the electorate. The electoral college narrows the Presidential election to a half-dozen states. Gerrymandering warps whose votes actually matters. The list goes on and on. And most of these problems are present in primaries as well. [1] https://theintercept.com/2024/05/03/portland-aipac-susheela-jayapal-maxine-dexter/ https://theintercept.com/2024/05/03/portland-aipac-susheela-...