@jonathankoren yes. i’m not claiming some kind of breakthrough is impossible. Sanders almost overthrew incumbents’ grasp over the Democratic Party. he didn’t quite. but there was a real threat.

but time is of the essence. a Democratic Party whose insiders are comfortable despite their failures is not something we can really afford. (has anyone been held accountable for fumbling the fate of the republic 11/5?) 1/

@jonathankoren i’m for eg a lot of primarying. but i think that will require building alternative institutions, to which “mainstream Democrats” will be hostile, to counter their support for comfortable stasis. maybe the Working Families Party is an example of this. /fin