“Democratic party” is far more than a label, it’s an institution & organ of power built for and maintained by the bourgeoisie, with well developed tools for flattening and absorbing any internal opposition
If you’re actually organizing within the Party apparatus this is true. Outside the party meetings it’s a ballot line. There’s no party structure to force you off that line, no recall ability, and the party can ot legally do anything to people who run under that ballot line in most states and most races (President being a big exception). Simply put, anyone can run as a Democrat. They just have to be registered as one and be willing to win the primary.
I’m tired of seeing good people throw away winnable elections because they care too much about how they look on a ballot.
The voters are stupid and uneducated. You will never have the time or the energy to do the amount of persuasion needed to convince millions of people to take a chance with a third party vote.
As long as there’s 40+% of the electorate that will always vote for you if you have a “D” next to your name you should take that opportunity. Being a third party candidate is a great way to get 1% of the vote. That’s what I don’t want to see from these PSL candidates: a bunch of activists spinning their wheels on campaigns that can’t win.
If you’re actually organizing within the Party apparatus this is true. Outside the party meetings it’s a ballot line. There’s no party structure to force you off that line, no recall ability, and the party can ot legally do anything to people who run under that ballot line in most states and most races (President being a big exception). Simply put, anyone can run as a Democrat. They just have to be registered as one and be willing to win the primary.
I’m tired of seeing good people throw away winnable elections because they care too much about how they look on a ballot.
The voters are stupid and uneducated. You will never have the time or the energy to do the amount of persuasion needed to convince millions of people to take a chance with a third party vote.
As long as there’s 40+% of the electorate that will always vote for you if you have a “D” next to your name you should take that opportunity. Being a third party candidate is a great way to get 1% of the vote. That’s what I don’t want to see from these PSL candidates: a bunch of activists spinning their wheels on campaigns that can’t win.