‘I hate Democrats, but I love Abdul’: voters who left over Gaza return for progressive push

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/democrats-abdul-el-sayed-progressives

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TheRealKuni@piefed.social · 9 pts · 5d

This is how you make change happen in a first-past-the-post system. Primary elections are so important.

Suavevillain@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 5d (1 reply)

Every time Dems get a shot in the arm like this it ends up with some evil centrist type to drive people away.

eyesaremosaics@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 5d

But that's the point of competing in and winning primaries, you can choose good candidates this way