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minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·1 year agoIf we want better candidates there is only one way to get that: convince more Americans to support better candidates so that they win more primaries.
minus-squareJohn Richard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·1 year agoAnd actually having primaries and not using the Democratic establishment to attack candidates that challenge the corporate puppets.
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·1 year agoWe did have primaries. Remember “write-in uncommitted”? Those were primaries. That could’ve been “write-in someone else”.
If we want better candidates there is only one way to get that: convince more Americans to support better candidates so that they win more primaries.
And actually having primaries and not using the Democratic establishment to attack candidates that challenge the corporate puppets.
We did have primaries. Remember “write-in uncommitted”? Those were primaries. That could’ve been “write-in someone else”.