• TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Tbf, primaries are carefully orchestrated by elites of both parties to make sure only their preferred factions dominate the primary ballots. Signing up to register in Republican and Democratic parties are intentionally made to be hard.

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      9 hours ago

      I still remember when Bernie did his first run and suddenly a bunch of people had to vote provisional. It’s almost as if the elections are rigged on both sides, with only a state’s major opposing political party being caught.