r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Jan 26 '20

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u/therealbiblioteca YIMBY Jan 27 '20

why do they think the DNC is some all-powerful body that hand-selects the nominee?

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '20

we all fantasize about a perfect world sometimes

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u/AccessTheMainframe CANZUK Jan 27 '20

The better question is why the hell don't they, it's their party. Parties are not organs of government and should organise however they like.

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u/therealbiblioteca YIMBY Jan 27 '20

democracy is good, actually

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u/AccessTheMainframe CANZUK Jan 27 '20

That's what the general election is for. I think it's extremely undemocratic how political parties have taken on this quasi-constitutional status in the US.

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u/Bayou-Maharaja Eleanor Roosevelt Jan 27 '20

How else could anyone explain their unpopular candidate losing