Gave you an upvote b/c I disagree with downvoting people stating what is likely true. It’s not like you’re being disingenuous, a troll, or anything like that.
That said, I disagree that it doesn’t matter. The only way the Democratic Party will ever go back to being any kind of progressive party is for the voters to defeat centrist primary candidates.
Will she win the general election? Unlikely, but it’s not like her primary victory doesn’t count. It’s a message to the party, even if she loses. Stop nominating centrist Republicans who are fine with LGBTQ & abortion rights. Start nominating people who want to serve & better their communities rather than enrich themselves. People are fed up, and they’re starting to do something about that. On the national scale, it starts with primary victories.
As more voters see people like Mamdani actually doing good things for regular people (and of course not imposing Sharia law like all the right wing talking heads “predicted”), the more democratic socialism will lose the taint it’s been given by both major parties.
I mean maybe. Or maybe for 2 decades capitol D Democrats have given Florida voters nothing to vote for, so they haven’t shown up.
Politics doesn’t actually occur along a left right spectrum. Trumps at negative a shit ton with almost all demographics. By November the ball of string will be fully cooked.
As long as its centrists/ incumbents/ “thirdway” types losing, then there is actually a chance in November.
Florida used to be purple not that long ago. I’m not exactly hopeful but, at the very least, I expect her to do well enough to scare the shit out of both Republicans and Democrats.
It doesn’t matter much who won the democratic primary in Florida a republican is going to take that position home.
Gave you an upvote b/c I disagree with downvoting people stating what is likely true. It’s not like you’re being disingenuous, a troll, or anything like that.
That said, I disagree that it doesn’t matter. The only way the Democratic Party will ever go back to being any kind of progressive party is for the voters to defeat centrist primary candidates.
Will she win the general election? Unlikely, but it’s not like her primary victory doesn’t count. It’s a message to the party, even if she loses. Stop nominating centrist Republicans who are fine with LGBTQ & abortion rights. Start nominating people who want to serve & better their communities rather than enrich themselves. People are fed up, and they’re starting to do something about that. On the national scale, it starts with primary victories.
As more voters see people like Mamdani actually doing good things for regular people (and of course not imposing Sharia law like all the right wing talking heads “predicted”), the more democratic socialism will lose the taint it’s been given by both major parties.
I mean maybe. Or maybe for 2 decades capitol D Democrats have given Florida voters nothing to vote for, so they haven’t shown up.
Politics doesn’t actually occur along a left right spectrum. Trumps at negative a shit ton with almost all demographics. By November the ball of string will be fully cooked.
As long as its centrists/ incumbents/ “thirdway” types losing, then there is actually a chance in November.
Florida used to be purple not that long ago. I’m not exactly hopeful but, at the very least, I expect her to do well enough to scare the shit out of both Republicans and Democrats.