Comments by "" (@TheHuxleyAgnostic) on "Here's The Thing About Voting Democrat..." video.

The broader progressive caucus is about 15 seats away from becoming the majority of house Dems. At that point, they'll be able to pick the party speaker candidate, and set the party agenda, for the house. If also the majority of the house, that speaker could also pick committee seats, pick which bills to introduce, pick which bills to not introduce, etc. In an alternate reality, where the progressive caucus was an entirely different party, what you'd have is a Trump presidency (due to vote splitting between Dem voters and progressives), Pence as the senate tie breaker, and a Republican plurality in the house. Republicans would only have to work with a few of the most conservative Dems, to pass whatever they wanted, and could completely ignore the progressive party, altogether. There is more power in getting 15 more seats within the Democratic party, than getting 115 seats outside the Democratic party. Plus, the reality is that most popular third party hasn't won a single seat in congress in its near 50 year existence. Also, the "vote blue" strategy works both ways. Those who vote against progressives in the primaries tend to turn around and vote for them in the generals. Any hope of Bernie actually winning a general election, if he got through the primary, would have rested entirely upon those who voted against him turning around and voting for him. If you split the voters, you'd pretty much be handing any tight districts, and the presidency, to Republicans, for decades to come.
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Aaron Dickson Rofl. Aren't you a.poser ancapper, that doesn't know the difference between an ancap symbol and an anarchist symbol, who constantly bootlicks for the Republican party?
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@zeeone4492 Exactly. You getting some feeling that they're "controlled opposition" doesn't make it so. Glad we're on the same page, now.
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@ballz4kidz Voters keep letting Republicans win, over and over. Those Republicans take a jump to the right and the "moderate" Dems go meet them in the new "middle", which is further right. Vote in the primaries, to try and get what you really want. Vote in the general to try and keep Republicans out of power, forever, no matter what the primary outcome. Force the Overton window in the opposite direction, by making the primaries the main battleground and making Republicans irrelevant.
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@zeeone4492 If the broader progressive caucus isn't puritan enough for you, Justice Dems, who have been at it only 4 years, have replaced about a dozen corporate Dems. Even starting with that low number is extremely better than the third party route, which hasn't won the most popular third party a single seat in 50 years.
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@zeeone4492 Bullshit
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Yeah, treat the primaries as the main battleground, for getting what you actually want. But, if you lose, still vote in the general to say corporate Dems is as bad you want things to get, to try and keep Republicans out of power, forever. Driving 1 mph towards your destination is still better than going in the opposite direction.
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@ballz4kidz What you're saying doesn't mesh with reality. Voters have been letting Republicans win, over and over. They keep jumping further right and the "moderate" Dems keep meeting them in the new "middle". Letting Republicans win has been dragging the country right. Corporate Dems then think they need to move further right, to win. Take Republicans out of the equation, and force Dems left with strong primary challenges. The primaries are also where there's the most room to increase voter turnout.
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@runrafarunthebestintheworld Any hope of Bernie becoming president, if he had won the primaries, would have relied on those voting against him in the primaries voting for him in the general. "Vote blue" works both ways.
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@fireandblood2919 Nah, this point has been reached by voters repeatedly giving up on Dems, and letting Republicans wins, like you're suggesting.
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