‘Try actually fighting’: Democrats face voters’ fury at town halls.
‘Try actually fighting’: Democrats face voters’ fury at town halls.
Democratic lawmakers have faced eruptions of anger at town hall meetings across the country this week, as constituents have coupled their fury over President Donald Trump’s actions with deep frustration over what they see as a feckless Democratic response.
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At the presidential level, yes the DNC has been terrible with candidates. However they aren't in charge of the other races. They can give money, but they can't stop Socialists and other leftists running in primaries and winning them or general elections from school board to senator and everything in between. They can make it harder for these people to win, but they can't stop or control city, county, or state elections. We need a base of elected officials pushing them to change their tack.
However they aren't in charge of the other races. They can give money, but they can't stop Socialists and other leftists running in primaries and winning them or general elections from school board to senator and everything in between
Okay I could be wrong, but can they not make up excuses bar whoever they don't like from primaries? Or make up other excuses and run their own neoliberal candidate and split the vote anyway? They just... nominated Harris in 2024 so clearly they're not obligated to even hold primaries.
Presidential primaries are the weird ones because they're spread over all the states. Otherwise candidates just need to do whatever to get on the ballot(usually gather signatures) and then win the election. Parties can throw their weight behind one candidate in particular but that's not the same as declaring a winner. AOC got into Congress by beating a party backed incumbent in a primary.
The DNC doesn't control state elections, the local democratic parties do. It is up to the state parties to run their primary (or caucus) as they choose. The DNC can influence primaries with spending, but they don't make the rules for state-levrl primaries.
And are the local parties not subordinate to the DNC?
Not in Minnesota https://dfl.org/about/ the party is independent, I think it's the same in other states. The way the DNC can influence elections in primaries is with endorsements and ad support.