you're not living in a democracy when Bezos can just buy a newspaper and use it as his personal mouth piece
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/347381/wapo-changes-headline-calling-for-elites-to-choo.html
pol, uspol
FYI it's about this piece: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/18/fix-primaries-let-elites-decide/
They changed the title but the message is still the same: (In my opinion, it reads:) Let's stop pretending the Democratic party is democratic.
"A better primary system would empower elites to bargain and make decisions, instructed by voters."
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pol, uspol
"A process in which intermediate representatives — elected delegates who understand the priorities of their constituents — can bargain without being bound to specific candidates might actually produce nominees that better reflect what voters want."
Like that bargaining Hilary did to get a advantage over Bernie in which questions were asked?
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@yogthos What makes them the elites anyway?
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Wow... They... Said that out loud, huh?