Preventing extreme polarization of political attitudes

Re:Preventing extreme polarization of political attitudes by Clubber on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @09:33AM (#29551896)

While you focus on the other party, you are probably ignoring the detrimental things the party you support does. This is by design. The GOP supporters do the same thing and can list all the horrible things the Democratic Party does with equal fervor.

Did you know the GOP doesn't have superdelegates like the Democrats do? Superdelegates are certainly an example of manipulating the will of the people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdelegate

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Re:Preventing extreme polarization of political attitudes by pjc50 on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @11:55AM (#29553905)

Superdelegates are a matter of internal party organisation. The party still has to go through a real election, whoever's chosen.

(It is very weird that the internal politics and internal elections of US political parties seem to be a public matter; open primaries are unheard of in most of the rest of the world.)

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Re:Preventing extreme polarization of political attitudes by Clubber on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @05:23PM (#29558926)

It's a lot more important with a 2 party system. If one party's administration gets almost 20% of the total primary votes, that's a pretty heavy thumb on the scale. We typically only get 2 real choices: red or blue.

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Re:Preventing extreme polarization of political attitudes by idontwantthis on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @10:55AM (#29552933)

Ah yes, superdelegates. One of many gripes with the Democratic Party that are famously equivalent to armed insurrection supported by sitting members of Congress.

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Re:Preventing extreme polarization of political attitudes by Clubber on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @11:07AM (#29553117)

Can you name 5 horrible things the Democratic Party has done in say the last 30 years? If not, you've been brainwashed.

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