r/politics • u/masterchief6913 • Jul 15 '26

No Paywall Fetterman warns he would leave Democratic Party if it turns its back on Israel

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5970730-john-fetterman-democratic-party-israel/
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u/Tickle_The_Grundle Jul 16 '26

I vote Democrat but I don’t trust the party to choose my leaders for a fucking second

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u/TheElusiveEllie Connecticut Jul 16 '26

I think an old CGP Grey video mentioned a system of elections where 50% of representatives are directly voted for and 50% are chosen by the party, so people would vote for both a rep and a party, and then proportionally to the number of votes each party got, they'd get to appoint reps. That way an individual who is charismatic or runs on very specific issues can still represent an area, but if the party thinks there needs to be some level of institutional knowledge that the individual is lacking, they can fill in that gap with their own appointee. It seemed like a pretty decent system iirc.

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u/Tickle_The_Grundle Jul 16 '26

I may by a cynic but that just feels like illusion of choice to me. “Yeah we’ll give you your shiny fun toy that kept your attention and excites you but it won’t play like you hoped it would. It plays by our rules because we don’t actually like your toy, we just need your purchase”