WilshireRFK Jr. accuses Biden and Trump of 'colluding' to exclude him from debates
eestileibHe’s not wrong, the two main parties absolutely do collude to create a duopoly.
He’s also the wrong messenger to deliver the message.
The two main parties are so big that they don’t need to collude. Every single component of our media will do the work for them.
snooggumsColluding involves communication and coordinated ation. They don’t need to collude because excluding third parties is in their best interest.
Both parties are still wary of the outcome in 1992 when Ross Perot received nearly 20% of the vote after being included in the debates. Neither want to risk having a wildcard on stage.
TropicalDingdongNeither want to risk having a wildcard on stage
Well thats really none of their business so long as this is a democracy. What they want is irrelevant.
He’s polling high enough. He should be included.
BlackbeardThey are self-governing organizations of private citizens. What they want is actually all that matters when it comes to when and where they put their candidate on a stage. As corrupting as political parties can be at times, they’re still just groups of citizens who agree to field a candidate in elections. They are under no obligation to give airtime to literally anyone they don’t want to win, and so they’re under no obligation to do literally anything to help RFK Jr between now and November.