Straight forward question. If leftist hate the Democratic Party so much, why don’t they all come together and create their own party. Have their own primaries, campaigns, candidates, etc.

      • countrypunk@slrpnk.netEnglish
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        5 days ago

        I mean, it’s not like they’re able to do much because they don’t have much political power. I’m genuinely curious as to the things that they have done that make you say that.

        • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          7·
          5 days ago

          Only attempting relevance during a presidential election, then quickly disappearing after is the only bit needed.

          • No member of the Green Party has ever been elected to any federal office.
          • only 3 have ever been elected to any state office.
          • they have had about a dozen people elected to small offices, town level.
          • Their prevalence in presidential elections greatly outsizes their representation in any other position, and have been shown to pull votes from Democrats.
          • There have been numerous documented instances of Republican candidates/their team coordinated directly with the Green Party.
          • Russia has covertly promoted the Green Party online for about a decade.
          • Stein has repeatedly appeared on Russian media.
          • One of the VP candidates actually called NATO “gangster states”
          • Stein claims Russia was provoked into invading Ukraine - a talking point straight out of Russia.

          The Green Party is a tool of the Republican Party, nothing more.