A joint piece by former Congresswoman @marienewman.bsky.social and me on a sensitive question too many seem too afraid to ask.
Americans are pissed. Do we need a new movement, a new party, or both?
We're going live tonight at 6:30 EST on Substack: https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/america-we-need-to-talk-new-movement
Americans are pissed. Do we need a new movement, a new party, or both?
We're going live tonight at 6:30 EST on Substack: https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/america-we-need-to-talk-new-movement
Comments
I ALWAYS notice youre all really pissef and really light on reasons.
You're old you say, so I assume you understand how gov works and that dems are the minority party in all branches.
I'm going to need more than you feel they need to do something.
So.. why?
The problem is that by aligning with major parties, their voices get washed out. They’d all be more powerful as stand alone parties forcing coalitions on end votes.
Happens all the time in europe.
But voters have to be smart and vote for the groups that can win.
The LEFT needs to realize how gov actually works and that theres not some magic button to make their dreams come true.
Skin in the game will let them learn some very basic lessons about how politics works.
What is occurring is obscene. Our country is literally being run by the whims of a fraudulent, racist, felon.
A guarantee for minority rule by splitting the vote.
Your system needs to allow for the development of multiple parties. It does so theoretically, but there are practical barriers.
They just suck.
If you're dissatisfied, you could get politically active and support the development of a new party. That's democracy.
And there are some problems they will have to overcome. But I think the "pump is primed" for a third party that really knew how to campaign.