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Jasmine Crockett says Democrats want ‘the safest white boy’ for 2028 ticket and have a specific candidate in mind (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A candidate being third party precludes them from being 'viable' in our system, at least in the federal elections. It's more advantageous for an independent or progressive democrat to take the primary, but they'll always be at a disadvantage under the DNC. Maintaining a high populist energy through the midterms and into 2027 will force them to recon with it. Hopefully Bernie and AOC can keep up the oligarchy tour and keep it in the headlines, and maybe if they do more democrats will join the cause.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Its been so long since we've had a candidate who embraced a people first platform instead of triangulating and offering the barest minimum of information of what they strongly support. Just that would be an overwhelmingly welcome change. The whole election process has become enshitified.