Why should we have open primaries? Do nonunion members get to vote on a CBA? Do people not at FOX decide their Animation Domination lineup? Do non-coaches decide how long football practice runs? Do people not in French club choose their Cité du Cinéma flick of the month? Then why the phuck should people not registered w/a political party get to vote in their primary? What the phuck’s the whole point of having a party anyway if non-members can vote on leadership?
The solution isn’t open primaries - it’s more parties.
The Democratic party isn’t going to act against its own rational self-interest like that, not even if its rump party/parties would have the upper hand in a multi-party system.
They won't be able to go too far left because of the structural problems they face. In general I have a really hard time envisioning American politics in a decade as I'm not sure how the US gets past the Republicans antidemocratic turn.
Agreed, I also think the Squad and Squad affiliated will continually shift (like Biden did before becoming VP) so they will always be on the leftmost fringe of the federal Dem caucus.
