The subject is: “why do progressives think they know how to win elections better than the DNC if they have never done so?”
To which I provided an explanation. They cannot win elections that the party makes certain they can’t run in. Now enjoy the results of the party’s recalcitrance.
Which applies to the party that lost to trump twice as well. In addition, the general election doesn’t have the party putting its thumb on the scale like the primaries do. If the party deigns to have primaries at all.
Nobody “lets” someone win an election. Progressives need to earn their votes like everyone else. And if they earn enough votes, then they win regardless of what other Democrats think.
The party prevents progressives from winning if they can. Every progressive who has won a primary in the past decade or so has done so despite the party putting its thumb on the scale for their opponent.
Progressives need to earn their votes like everyone else.
It’s weird seeing a centrist say that votes need to be earned after they lost twice by acting entitled to votes.
To which I provided an explanation. They cannot win elections that the party makes certain they can’t run in. Now enjoy the results of the party’s recalcitrance.
If they don’t know how to win elections in the face of opposition, then they shouldn’t be giving advice on how to win elections.
Which applies to the party that lost to trump twice as well. In addition, the general election doesn’t have the party putting its thumb on the scale like the primaries do. If the party deigns to have primaries at all.
Democrats defeated Trump once, which is still better than the track record of leftists.
The DNC has a primary whenever a challenger gathers enough signatures and submits them on time. I realize that can be a high bar for leftists.
And if you don’t think the GOP unfairly influences the general election, then you need to google “voter suppression”.
Democrats don’t let progressives win primaries if they can help it. Gloat.
Which is a problem for centrists too.
Nobody “lets” someone win an election. Progressives need to earn their votes like everyone else. And if they earn enough votes, then they win regardless of what other Democrats think.
The party prevents progressives from winning if they can. Every progressive who has won a primary in the past decade or so has done so despite the party putting its thumb on the scale for their opponent.
It’s weird seeing a centrist say that votes need to be earned after they lost twice by acting entitled to votes.
Everyone who has ever won a contested primary faced opposition from within their own party.
Leftists are ones who feel entitled to win an election without any opposition.
The opposing candidate, yes. The entire party apparatus, no.
“Any opposition” does not mean having to fight the party instead of just your opponent.
Centrists want to ignore the voters’ concerns and still expect their votes without question. That’s what entitlement looks like.