The stance puts Kennedy — who’s mounting long shot bid to unseat President Joe Biden as the Democratic standard bearer in 2024 — out of step with most of his party.

The stance puts Kennedy — who’s mounting long shot bid to unseat President Joe Biden as the Democratic standard bearer in 2024 — out of step with most of his party.

  • SCB@lemmy.world
    1·
    11 months ago

    Primaries predate the obscene gerrymandering of 2010, which led to where we are now. Prior to this gerrymandering, both parties were more representative of local population.

    Democrats got the shit end of the stick, and have a more robust party system due to already being a coalition part, thus the collapse into dedicated districts harmed the party less.

    For a really detailed look at this, I highly recommend “Why we’re polarized” by Ezra Klein and “What’s our problem” by Tim Urban (the latter being more an examination of the “groupthink” problem tied to polarizaion)

    I’m not sure what you define as “centrist” or “fighting fascism” but that seems like an irrelevant take in the ran scheme, given how the actual politics works.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      Primaries predate the obscene gerrymandering of 2010, which led to where we are now. Prior to this gerrymandering, both parties were more representative of local population.

      Jesus Christ, I didn’t know you were actually opposed to getting rid of primaries altogether. I mean, granted, it tracks, but I didn’t expect you to come right out and admit that you believe party leadershit should decide without the input of voters.

      I’m not sure what you define as “centrist” or “fighting fascism” but that seems like an irrelevant take in the ran scheme, given how the actual politics works.

      It’s neat how you went from “OMG YOU WANT FASCISTS TO WIN” to “meh, fascism is irrelevant” when it stopped suiting you.

      • SCB@lemmy.world
        11·
        11 months ago

        You very clearly did not understand that first paragraph, which leads to the nonsense of your second.

        • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          11 months ago

          When centrists lose an argument, they go straight to the condescension. Concession accepted.

          • SCB@lemmy.world
            1·
            11 months ago

            A) not a centrist by any sane definition (you haven’t supplied yours)

            B) you ignored me teaching you and supplying actual references, and went straight to meme-level takes, so yeah, condescension

            • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              11 months ago

              A) not a centrist by any sane definition (you haven’t supplied yours)

              Dude, you said that Clinton was your favorite politician.

              B) you ignored me teaching you

              Your “teaching” was the standard “you’re to my left therefore you want fascism” shit that centrists use.