givesomefucks@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoBernie Sanders Has an Idea for the Left: Don’t Run as Democratswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareTomMasz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI get what he’s saying, but the history of third parties in the US says this is futile. Then again, the last thing the Democrats need right now is extensive party in-fighting when they should be united.
minus-squarethisphuckinguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoMost people united after Hilary was made the candidate; and they lost. People united after Harris was the candidate; they still lost. Best thing to do is start from scratch, away from this bullshit democratic party. As it stands, they will never agree to what the people want. Free healthcare is one example.
I get what he’s saying, but the history of third parties in the US says this is futile. Then again, the last thing the Democrats need right now is extensive party in-fighting when they should be united.
Most people united after Hilary was made the candidate; and they lost. People united after Harris was the candidate; they still lost.
Best thing to do is start from scratch, away from this bullshit democratic party.
As it stands, they will never agree to what the people want. Free healthcare is one example.