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If your point is to bolster support for third parties (which I've long advocated for myself), then you've missed the the whole point of that comprehensive, well researched post - bc it's the Democrats more than the Republicans who have stymied the efforts of third parties to gain access to representation and power in our political processes. That was pointed out time and again at every turn of the writing. It was the whole point of the paper.

Our current crop of DNC controlled Dems have passed rules and laws to prevent third parties from gaining traction, support and a seat at the table, ffs!

Ppl intelligent enough to see this, put together a paper highlighting where the DNC has screwed us over time and again are the ones looking to make the the changes that would open up those seats at the table to third parties.

They are also intelligent enough to pull the lever for crappy Joe come November, which the majority of those advocating for Dem changes have said they will do - bc they know trump would be worse than crappy Joe.

That certainly doesn't mean we have to shut up about the failings of the DNC. Or play cheerleader to their insincere and deceptive campaign rhetoric.

Ppl see, know and live with the failures of DNC. If the DNC can't attract voters, that's on them and their history of not delivering good policies for the ppl. Rather than look to their failings of the past in attracting voters, and offering candidates the ppl can sincerely support and rally around, they plug their ears to our concerns and double down on those same failed tactics that gave us trump in '16.
Yeah, we have a right to be concerned about that, and to voice those concerns.
Bc their lives won't change much under trump, but ours sure will.
There are plenty of common sense strategies the DNC could employ to ensure a win against trump.
It begs the question of why they don't employ them.

If you're truly about promoting and expanding third party representation in this country, bootlicking for Dems is a strange way to do it, imo.

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