The continuing resolution is the one near-term lever Democrats might have to limit the Musk/Trump administration lawbreaking.
A current tally of positions on the Continuing Resolution makes it quite clear that things are very much in flux right now, which makes constituent pressure important. Call your senators and tell them to oppose.
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Because of basic game theory. The US is a two-party state for fundamental structural reasons.
That said, the identities of the two parties have changed every once in a while. Seems like they’re overdue for another such shakeup at this point, but who knows when it’ll come. Could be that the two existing parties have figured out how to stall that.
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It’s the perfect time for a populist candidate to succeed. It’d also be a pretty well timed repeat of history.
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Yes, I said that in the next sentence after the one you quoted.
The key is that it still remains a two-party state. “Third parties” are not viable in this system, and in fact they are counterproductive. You need to swap one of the existing ones out, or gut it and repurpose the empty shell.
Exactly. A progressive leftwing party would be perfectly positioned to cannibalize the DNC and become the leftwing party of the duopoly and maybe hopefully abolish the electoral college.
Because of the spoiler fallacy and American progressives’ Stockholm syndrome-style attachment to the Democrats.