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American democracy’s biggest losers: voters in closed-primary states

American democracy’s biggest losers: voters in closed-primary states

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‘Dumpster fire on wheels’: Britain’s major parties torn apart amid general election calls

Writer and Broadcaster Esther Krakue says a snap election would do little to improve Britain’s fortunes, arguing voters face a political landscape dominated by dysfunction and division. “I don’t necessarily think there’s going to be a good outcome either way,” Ms Krakue told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers. “Reform, from what I’m seeing from the party structure and the inside machinery of Reform, I don’t think it's ready. “The Tories are still in freefall, although Kemi Badenoch has kind of put a plaster over that wound momentarily, and she actually, by polling, is the most popular leader in the country at the moment. “The Lib Dems are still perpetually useless and don’t stand for anything. “The Greens are a laughingstock and haven’t even mentioned anything about the environment in a while. “And the Labour Party is a dumpster fire on wheels. “A general election will just make people feel worse about this country.”

Socialist "earthquake" leaves Democrats reeling

House Democrats were left stunned on Tuesday night after two of their colleagues — including the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — lost primaries to left-wing challengers. Why it matters: The New York primary results are poised to double the bloc of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in Congress, something that is not sitting well with some moderates. People who do not support the DSA wring their hands at cocktail parties, while the DSA is organizing, Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), the co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, told Axios. Another centrist House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity to offer candid analysis, called the results an earthquake and a huge defeat for Democratic leadership. It was a tough night, said Rep. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), a close ally of leadership and the chair of the Queens County Democratic Party, told Axios.

The West’s Post-Soviet ‘Democracy’ Playbook

Envision the following scenario: it is the 2008 U.S. presidential election between Senator John McCain (R-AR) and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL). As the results begin pouring in, a senator from another country writes to The New York Times and warns that if the elections don’t go a certain way, there could be “profound implications.” We don’t have to imagine this scenario for long, because something very similar actually happened during Ukraine’s 2004 election. After the first round of []