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Because many of us forget that getting elected and staying elected requires putting on an act for the minority of Americans who vote in primaries.
by gwbas1c 10mo ago
Because many of us forget that getting elected and staying elected requires putting on an act for the minority of Americans who vote in primaries.
- nephihaha 10mo agoNo, it just depends on being in one of two parties. Primaries are internal organisational operations. The US set up means that both of these parties are in power at some level and can never be removed.
- gwbas1c 10mo agoSee https://leedrutman.org/breaking-the-two-party-doom-loop https://leedrutman.org/breaking-the-two-party-doom-loop It explains the problem with primaries. To summarize: In order to make it through your primary, you need to be ultra-conservative or ultra-liberal, and even support policies that don't make sense in a general election.