Summary
Progressive Democrats accused Donald Trump and Elon Musk of orchestrating a āconstitutional crisisā after Musk moved to shut down USAID and gained access to a federal payment system.
Lawmakers, blocked from entering USAIDās headquarters, condemned Trump for granting Musk unchecked power over government functions.
Senator Elizabeth Warren warned that Muskās involvement could trigger financial instability, while Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called it a āplutocratic coup.ā
Problem is that if the DNC splits, both parties will be even weaker than they are now
The Democrats donāt have to field a candidate if theyāre that worried about splitting the vote.
Itās not like they try to win anyway.
If anything theyād be relieved to no longer have to play heel to the Republican party.
The Democrats will field one on purpose to sabotage us. They donāt mind losing if it means a progressive wonāt win.
Yeah, but that wonāt last forever. Give progressive dems a chance to campaign in earnest for their platform, without the chains of establishment pro-corporate policies around their necks, and you might be surprised how quickly the 90-million non-voters come around.
Good. Iād rather know what the score is with the actual, entire, electorate than left to yet another situation where a huge number of people just stood by.
I strongly believe that the vast majority are quite far left, and stand by in abject horror at how far rightward the establishment politicians and mainstream media have dragged the Overton window. We really needed something like the Voting Rights Act from Biden admin, but much more - chase down eligible voters and make them vote, just like in Australia. Anyway, agreed with you - it would be nice to know for certain where the country actually stands on policy.
A valid concern.
I strongly recommend looking at what the Polish did. We can have multiple movements all trying to influence outcomes. They donāt even need their own candidates, they just have to endorse ones that party elsewhere or have a chance of being picked up by a major coalition (e.g. Sanders, AOC). Over time, that movement gains traction and notoriety, further influencing elections.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Initiative
Yes, because of First Past The Post voting.
Say thereās a region thatās 60% left-leaning and 40% right-leaning. If the far left splits off from the moderate left, you get 30% far left, 30% moderate left, and 40% right-leaning. The winner in a FPTP election is the party with the most votes. Even though 60% of the voters are still left-leaning, the election will go to the right-leaning party with 40% of the votes. Their 40% beats either of the parties with 30% of the vote.
Canada experienced this phenomenon in the 1993 federal election. The conservatives previously had a majority, but there was a split, and the Reform Party split from the Progressive Conservative party. There were almost as many right-leaning voters as before, but the Liberals won a huge victory. Because of the vote split, a lot of conservative ridings ended up electing a Liberal MP.
Basically, if you care about progressive politics, get rid of First Past The Post. Only once itās gone should you consider splitting the party. Splitting the party while FPTP is in place is just handing victory to the GOP.