I keep giving actual IRL examples of a populist 3rd party breaking a duopoly in other countries, and people are still downvoting me on c/Politics for such an insane and radical idea.
I’m disappointed the progressives within the Democratic party haven’t contemplated this, because they still feel as if they can fix the party from within, as if their own primaries aren’t rigged every election season.
Like yes there is a big chance you won’t win a majority the next election, but it sets you up as a proper competitor to the system, and soon supporters of both Democrats and Republicans will switch sides en masse after they experience the results and realize there is a better alternative.
I keep giving actual IRL examples of a populist 3rd party breaking a duopoly in other countries, and people are still downvoting me on c/Politics for such an insane and radical idea.
I’m disappointed the progressives within the Democratic party haven’t contemplated this, because they still feel as if they can fix the party from within, as if their own primaries aren’t rigged every election season.
Like yes there is a big chance you won’t win a majority the next election, but it sets you up as a proper competitor to the system, and soon supporters of both Democrats and Republicans will switch sides en masse after they experience the results and realize there is a better alternative.