At the state level I could see it happening, but unless the action is possible at the federal level, any presented candidate becomes a minor spoiler candidate for any active reformists.
This is largely a “system is broken, but in order to remove the limitations we need to work inside the system” problem, which I’m aware is frustrating as all hell. As it stands, we still need to consolidate our votes behind one of the two parties to make change because of political structure - and attempting to usurp it from the outside will always fail.
At the state level I could see it happening, but unless the action is possible at the federal level, any presented candidate becomes a minor spoiler candidate for any active reformists.
This is largely a “system is broken, but in order to remove the limitations we need to work inside the system” problem, which I’m aware is frustrating as all hell. As it stands, we still need to consolidate our votes behind one of the two parties to make change because of political structure - and attempting to usurp it from the outside will always fail.
The second half of that statement isn’t really true. You can get a lot done with a general strike.
People have been saying this for decades and it’s gotten us nowhere so…