Riesl on Nostr: Not to state the obvious but Independents still can't hardly get through primaries, ...
Not to state the obvious but Independents still can't hardly get through primaries, because they're still closed in most states.
I think you'd agree, it is probably necessary to first rally together, even as members of the two false-dichotomy parties, to make the democratic process actually democratic in the US, by requiring citizens' assemblies, ranked choice voting, and open primaries nationally, if electoral politics are to mean any genuine efficacy for the people.
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