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[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The USA is a one party state, except with typical American extravagance, they have ~~two~~ three of them

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

uniparty its more or less a coalition of the oldguard and the old dnc, and maybe maga on some issues.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 30 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

American politicians form third right-wing party.

[–] FriendFatale@leminal.space 3 points 8 hours ago

American politicians form third reich ~~right-wing party.~~

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

But mom says we already have conservative party at home

[–] nek0d3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 11 hours ago

Even if some unholy combo of the right and the slightly less right us what we wanted, this is literally just plotting for the spoiler effect

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Call it “MAGA? Nope!”

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 221 points 1 day ago (3 children)

“The Republican Party, as many of us know it, no longer exists,” said one source, who asked not to be named. “We do not recognize ourselves anymore in Trump’s administration. There is a strong movement out there in the party to reclaim the values we were raised on and reclaim the middle ground.”

Translation: "Omg can you believe this leopard is eating my face? Now that I'm personally affected by my own stupidity I want to be friends with Democrats!"

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 130 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (12 children)

This is a good thing. Don't mock people for realizing their party has abandoned them and acting accordingly.

Better late than never, but we need to support this ideal.

[–] Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Workers need to, not the politicians that made this happen.

[–] Brutticus@midwest.social 16 points 20 hours ago

Nah fuck that. They did this. This isnt Trump vs Everybody. The camps are already up. they dont get come back feigning ignorance without even apologizing. They just want a pre 2015 status quo.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 114 points 1 day ago (5 children)

and reclaim the middle ground.”

Bullshit it's good, it's a farce to make the "middle" somewhere between the right wing Democrats and the ultra right wing unhinged fascists of the Republicans.

None of them are going "Damn we shoulda listened to Sanders."

They've learned fuck-all.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

Think of it as creating a new non-MAGA Republican Party, including a few right wing Democrats.

Democrat party continues as before, minus a handful of Jim Manchins

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago
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[–] uuldika@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

third parties just can't win under the current system. we'd need ranked choice voting.

the way forward is through the primaries. that's how we got Zohran.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

theres also the fact that MSM will be issuing propaganda against 3rd parties or dont even report on them at all, giving them less airtime.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

You don't understand what they are saying. You don't understand what I'm saying.

You are the problem. Not some Republican politician whose lie you don't understand.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

This is a very republican method of argument.

Edit: now tell them to go “do your own research”

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world -1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

It's not an argument. That is why you are confused, don't understand, and insult.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 2 points 4 hours ago

I agree that it’s not much of an argument.

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And somehow, just somehow, his bills get passed.

[–] dmention7@midwest.social 20 points 1 day ago

They are concerned, but not concerned enough to risk losing reelection by going on record as being concerned.

[–] atticus88th@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

They said the same thing after Nixon... and after Reagan... and now after Trump. Moderates will eat it up and we will end up worse on the next cycle of debauchery.

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 51 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The old school dems will team up with the majority of Rs and nothing will change. Anything to keep progressives from taking power.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 12 points 19 hours ago

That would turn the Democrats into a progressive party, which would have nation wide positions, proper party infrastructure in every state and some funding systems. Given how few vote for third parties, that would be a huge win for progressives.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 90 points 1 day ago (5 children)

A real simple fix would be ranked choice voting.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 1 points 4 hours ago

A voting system by itself will not unseat the two party system. You been proportional representation if you want lots of parties. I suggest Sequential Proportional Approval Voting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequential_proportional_approval_voting). Run a local referendums and work your way up.

[–] MetalMachine@feddit.nl 1 points 5 hours ago

Not entirely, but we should definitely have it

it's already been explicitly outlawed in several places.

[–] RagingSnarkasm@lemmy.world 56 points 1 day ago (2 children)

fix

Which is why it won't happen.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 1 day ago (4 children)

After Mamdani, they're scared as fuck of ranked choice elections.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They already were. The right has been sneaking bans on ranked choice voting into many red state legislations for many years now.

You may be thinking "how could they convince people to vote against ranked choice voting?!" By piggybacking on xenophobia of course!

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[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I live in uber-blue Oregon and the Dem politicians here rallied against it and got it defeated on the 2024 ballot.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Same here in Massachusetts back in 2020.

It's not necessarily a GOP vs Dem issue, it's dominant parties worried that giving voters more choice will weaken their control.

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[–] londos@lemmy.world 79 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

"Vote blue no matter who, but also we'll leave the party completely at the slightest hint you want to reduce income inequality and fix the broken social safety net."

Edit: Actually, good, fuck em. Why should the left need to start its own party. We're the Democrats now. Any Democratic official who leaves the party for this should be abandoned forever.

[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Fuck that. Dem leadership has abandoned the people. The Democratic and Republicans are finished

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[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Ah, the Obstructionist Party.

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[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, nah, we're good dawgs. The democrat-republican third party would just be what the Dems are now - a right-of-center status quo capitulation party. Fuck every single one of you and your mothers. Have a good day.

[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 21 hours ago

Realistically, the end goal is to replace the democratic party with the new one and abandon the growing progressive wing to obscurity.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago

This seems like a trap that will enable the MAGAs to win more elections without a majority of votes.....

“We need to get back to our centrist roots. This authoritarianism is hurting profits” said the capitalists en masse

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The article doesn't name names and only mentions "centerists." Those can all fuck off and make their own party. It will split the republican votes the most.

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