You’d think midterms would be a great time to get your name out there and run high profile candidates to win House districts led by charlatans…

  • @SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
    18•4 days ago

    Bernie does it the right way. Build a base of support to influence people who will then influence the politicians.

    Most politicians are going to make platforms based on polling numbers and a general sense about what the voters want. Kinda how things are supposed to work in a representative democracy. The politicians are supposed to represent the people when passing laws and setting policy.

    As nice as it sounds in theory to be able to check a box beside the name of a person that agrees with you already, it’s just not feasible because everyone has different ideas and different priorities. So you gotta check a box beside the person that’s most likely to be sympathetic to your ideas and priorities (and actually has a shot of actually being a representative) and then make some noise to convince them they should do something about the issues you care about.

    • @FiniteBanjo
      3•4 days ago

      I didn’t really catch the distinction between what Bernie does and what any other politician is doing. In both cases you check a box for who you think represents you the most. Bernie just has to try a little harder to stay on the ballot.