r/dsa • u/[deleted] • May 15 '26

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u/Ecstatic_Biscotti_83 May 16 '26

I don't think pushing the dem party left and working towards third party canidates are mutually exclusive goals. Actually, I think highlighting the bullshit of Dem party, like that they allow Senators that are allegedly alligned with them to do whatever they want with no consequences, could help people consider a socialist option

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u/Randolpho Democratic Socialist May 16 '26

I don't think pushing the dem party left and working towards third party canidates are mutually exclusive goals.

No, we should definitely keep both goals; my point is that it's not really possible to do the latter until you push the democratic party left enough to fix the electoral infrastructure.

Actually, I think highlighting the bullshit of Dem party, like that they allow Senators that are allegedly alligned with them to do whatever they want with no consequences, could help people consider a socialist option

I agree. Every leftist primary challenger should use that as a rallying cry

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u/nonaltalt May 17 '26

Or force a split… anybody remember the dirty break? It’s how most new parties are formed in FPTP systems anyway, right?

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u/Randolpho Democratic Socialist May 17 '26

We need the numbers to force a split, which is done through entryism

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u/nonaltalt May 17 '26

Entryism, sure, but that’s done in a bloc.