silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhat Do Democrats Need to Do? Act Like an Opposition Party.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down12cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
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minus-squareGumby@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoThe problem is, a lot of states have closed primaries. So by registering independent, you throw away the one opportunity you would conceivably actually have to help shape the party’s future by having a say in who their nominees are.
minus-squaremommykink@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoGood thing the Dems have rigged every primary since '08 and seem to have no desire to change that
The problem is, a lot of states have closed primaries. So by registering independent, you throw away the one opportunity you would conceivably actually have to help shape the party’s future by having a say in who their nominees are.
Good thing the Dems have rigged every primary since '08 and seem to have no desire to change that