Democrats need to go back to combating hypercapitalism, that portion of politics was the most popular in all of US history up until the late 1900s.

I can explain it like this: The most popular president in history is either George Washington, or Franklin D Roosevelt. Washington could have been king, but set it aside (undisputed badass). FDR was the only president in history to be elected for more than 2 terms (he was elected as president 4 times). FDR helped usher in those “magical” 95%+ tax rates on millionaires and implemented strict business and wealth restrictions. FDR’S “socialist” programs were insanely popular, even amongst non-democrats… no one could successfully run against him. We need someone like that.

Democrats need to go back to combating hypercapitalism

Guessing that, looking at their own stock portfolios and exploding wealth, and now their ability to increase it exponentially by insider betting on prediction markets, that they don’t feel the urgent need to do much of anything about it beyond pretending to give a shit and then trying to curb stomp any real progressive who gains traction, like they did to Mamdani and Graham Platner.

Your solution?

Other than voting for a non-viable 3rd party?

There are no solutions now, only collapse, and history demonstrates that it will. Mamdani’s election will do some limited good for sure, and that’s great, but the establishment will learn from that loss and determine how to prevent it in the future, just like they did after Ross Perot got so close to the presidency.

The only power you or I have is local, and I’d advise you to be involved locally as a voter and if you have the time and money, to run yourself. (And, generally, to just do good things in your neighborhood like picking up trash or handing out sandwiches to homeless people.)

The only exceptions to that are being a billionaire or being willing to go full Player 2 like a certain CEO-hating Italian.

Primarying might work on the local level, but it won’t work for any national office, because Democrats do not have to play by any rules or honor the result. If they did, we’d have just witnessed the end of a second Sanders presidency, we’d all be making a living wage, and cost of living would actually be affordable.

I do love your ‘complaining’ comment though, as if I’m the problem.

There are no solutions now, only collapse

Sure.

Sanders

2016 Democrat Primary Popular Vote

Hillary: 16,917,853 Sanders: 13,210,550

2020 Democrat Primary Popular Vote

Biden: 19,080,074 Sanders: 9,680,121

I’d love for Bernie Sanders to be president. The bottom line is America wasn’t ready for it. Which is why he lost the popular vote both times.

The only power you or I have is local

You realize we locally vote for our representatives in Congress, right? They can be primaried. Primarying members of Congress absolutely changes the face of a party and shifts its values.