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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yep. There's only one party in USA: the fascist party.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_religion

I'm sure kamalacaust will come out of the woodwork to stop this tho... \s

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The USA is a one party state, except with typical American extravagance, they have ~~two~~ three of them

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

uniparty its more or less a coalition of the oldguard and the old dnc, and maybe maga on some issues.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 days ago (1 children)

American politicians form third right-wing party.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

American politicians form third reich ~~right-wing party.~~

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

not left. not right. rigehft.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even if some unholy combo of the right and the slightly less right us what we wanted, this is literally just plotting for the spoiler effect

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

It looks like they're trying to capture "the center" - which side will be spoiled more?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

But mom says we already have conservative party at home

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

We have two conservative parties at home!

[–] [email protected] 246 points 3 days ago (4 children)

“The Republican Party, as many of us know it, no longer exists,” said one source, who asked not to be named. “We do not recognize ourselves anymore in Trump’s administration. There is a strong movement out there in the party to reclaim the values we were raised on and reclaim the middle ground.”

Translation: "Omg can you believe this leopard is eating my face? Now that I'm personally affected by my own stupidity I want to be friends with Democrats!"

[–] [email protected] 165 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (18 children)

This is a good thing. Don't mock people for realizing their party has abandoned them and acting accordingly.

Better late than never, but we need to support this ideal.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I'd have an easier time agreeing with you if any one of them had shown even a bit of spine against this fascism.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Workers need to, not the politicians that made this happen.

[–] [email protected] 130 points 3 days ago (5 children)

and reclaim the middle ground.”

Bullshit it's good, it's a farce to make the "middle" somewhere between the right wing Democrats and the ultra right wing unhinged fascists of the Republicans.

None of them are going "Damn we shoulda listened to Sanders."

They've learned fuck-all.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Think of it as creating a new non-MAGA Republican Party, including a few right wing Democrats.

Democrat party continues as before, minus a handful of Jim Manchins

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

And Fettermans and Sinemas.

Ultimately, it would draw more disgruntled Republicans who don't like the MAGA takeover of their party, than Democrats.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago

Nah fuck that. They did this. This isnt Trump vs Everybody. The camps are already up. they dont get come back feigning ignorance without even apologizing. They just want a pre 2015 status quo.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (4 children)

You don't understand what they are saying. You don't understand what I'm saying.

You are the problem. Not some Republican politician whose lie you don't understand.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

They literally have zero values…

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And somehow, just somehow, his bills get passed.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago

They are concerned, but not concerned enough to risk losing reelection by going on record as being concerned.

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[–] [email protected] 97 points 3 days ago (5 children)

A real simple fix would be ranked choice voting.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 3 days ago (2 children)

fix

Which is why it won't happen.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 days ago (4 children)

After Mamdani, they're scared as fuck of ranked choice elections.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They already were. The right has been sneaking bans on ranked choice voting into many red state legislations for many years now.

You may be thinking "how could they convince people to vote against ranked choice voting?!" By piggybacking on xenophobia of course!

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 days ago (6 children)

I live in uber-blue Oregon and the Dem politicians here rallied against it and got it defeated on the 2024 ballot.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago

Same here in Massachusetts back in 2020.

It's not necessarily a GOP vs Dem issue, it's dominant parties worried that giving voters more choice will weaken their control.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

A voting system by itself will not unseat the two party system. You been proportional representation if you want lots of parties. I suggest Sequential Proportional Approval Voting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequential_proportional_approval_voting). Run a local referendums and work your way up.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it's already been explicitly outlawed in several places.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Then we'll have to support it on a federal level too.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The old school dems will team up with the majority of Rs and nothing will change. Anything to keep progressives from taking power.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The old school dems will team up with the majority of Rs

Already been happening for a long time.

nothing will change.

Already living under increasing fascism.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago

That would turn the Democrats into a progressive party, which would have nation wide positions, proper party infrastructure in every state and some funding systems. Given how few vote for third parties, that would be a huge win for progressives.

[–] [email protected] 92 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

"Vote blue no matter who, but also we'll leave the party completely at the slightest hint you want to reduce income inequality and fix the broken social safety net."

Edit: Actually, good, fuck em. Why should the left need to start its own party. We're the Democrats now. Any Democratic official who leaves the party for this should be abandoned forever.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Fuck that. Dem leadership has abandoned the people. The Democratic and Republicans are finished

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Ah, the Obstructionist Party.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, nah, we're good dawgs. The democrat-republican third party would just be what the Dems are now - a right-of-center status quo capitulation party. Fuck every single one of you and your mothers. Have a good day.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago

This seems like a trap that will enable the MAGAs to win more elections without a majority of votes.....

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