Within the two-party system, independents are often progressive and therefore syphon votes away from the Democratic Party, leading to elections won by republicans.
Often, independent candidates are even bankrolled by conservative PACS, for this specific reason.
If the US had a ranked-choice voting system, it wouldn’t be a problem.
99% of the time, running as an independent, is detrimental to progress, and instrumental to regression.
Independent progressives don’t run for office. They vote blue no matter who just like they’re berated to do by literally everyone.
Maybe she’s just sick of being stuck in a party that she doesn’t fit in and recognizes she doesn’t have the power to change it, even at her lofty level.
Within the two-party system, independents are often progressive and therefore syphon votes away from the Democratic Party, leading to elections won by republicans.
Often, independent candidates are even bankrolled by conservative PACS, for this specific reason.
If the US had a ranked-choice voting system, it wouldn’t be a problem.
99% of the time, running as an independent, is detrimental to progress, and instrumental to regression.
I tried to explain, as you asked, in a nuanced, meaningful way.
Independent progressives don’t run for office. They vote blue no matter who just like they’re berated to do by literally everyone.
Maybe she’s just sick of being stuck in a party that she doesn’t fit in and recognizes she doesn’t have the power to change it, even at her lofty level.