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I assume you mean in reference to the general last year? I raged against the way the left brought disaster upon the Palestinians despite their best intentions. This outcome, however, is exactly what I argued the left should be doing: fight FOR the left in primaries, vote AGAINST fascists in the general. You are damn close to sham elections as it is, giving the facisits any opportunity to shut down democracy is self defeating.
That's how it should have worked, except that in the 2024 Democratic Presidential primary, when Biden was the only name on the ballot, we were STILL told to vote for him and only him or we'd be supporting Trump. In the primary! Voters in Michigan tried to campaign for "uncommitted" option in protest of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and how the administration was ignoring it, and they were crucified by establishment Democrats. Even Bernie Sanders distanced himself from the protest vote, saying to vote Biden no matter what. In the primaries!
The way Democrats run primaries is shameful, no denying it. But the only way to change the dems is to get actively involved, push for RCV, start grass roots, and, yes, vote for the good guy in the primary.
when the party deigns to have them.
The rules for primaries are clear. Anyone can run in them if they get the signatures.
If you don't like the candidates that's fine but Democrats individually decided not to run against Biden.
The party can't stop them.
The party successfully argued in court that they don't have to follow their own rules.
And no one voted for harris in the primaries.
That's the most recent example, yes, but you get this spiel whenever you suggest going against the party in anything beyond local elections.
Where are you getting the idea that it was the left that let Trump win? Democrat non-voters were for the most part moderates.
The whole point of this mantra is to not split the anti-fascist vote. And what are the Democrats doing now after not getting their way? Ignore the primary and split the anti-fascist vote. The whole point of not splitting the vote is defeated when the liberals then decide to split the vote. I'm also very much not convinced that a vote for Democrats is a vote against fascism given that they just voted not to impeach Trump.
no centrist has ever cared. they don't want to move to the left under any circumstances, so they blame the left every time their unpopular policies, refusal to represent anyone but themselves, cowardice, and complicity lose them elections.