"There’s nothing that says Mills shouldn’t be able to run in the primary, but the DSCC’s attempts to rig the primary for her aren’t just unfair, they’re deeply irresponsible and make it impossible to believe that this party’s leadership is actually committed to winning elections, much preventing the total national collapse into autocracy."
Excellent!
This answers the question; 'Why isn't the Democratic party better at defending democracy?'
How can you call yourself a 'defender of democracy' if you are going to rig your own primary elections?
This is Jon Schwar's 'Iron law of institutions' in action.
"There’s nothing that says Mills shouldn’t be able to run in the primary, but the DSCC’s attempts to rig the primary for her aren’t just unfair, they’re deeply irresponsible and make it impossible to believe that this party’s leadership is actually committed to winning elections, much preventing the total national collapse into autocracy."
Excellent!
This answers the question; 'Why isn't the Democratic party better at defending democracy?'
How can you call yourself a 'defender of democracy' if you are going to rig your own primary elections?
This is Jon Schwar's 'Iron law of institutions' in action.
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_institutions
Great call out on the Iron law of institutions — perfectly describes so much of the Democratic Party and associated organizations!