Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party officials Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers after Democratic tensions boiled over days before the election that could determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill.
Stevens endorsed Rogers after attending a Detroit church service with him. The remarkable show of support for Donald Trump’s backed candidate in the tightly contested race comes after she was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed, who defeated the congresswoman by a slim margin in the August primary.
“Our Democratic nominee for Senate said I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away,” Stevens said video announcing the endorsement. “And he’s right. And that’s why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today.”
No. It’s really not. Voting in primaries is the easiest action you could take. You could also get even more involved during primary season, throwing your hat into the ring, or volunteering for a candidate that shares your value. Outside of election season, you could get involve in your local democratic party. You can also put external pressure on the DNC, by working in/on groups with voters the DNC courts/expects. If your elections are using RCV or something similar, you could even make the D candidate not your top choice, as long as they remain above the R candidate. There’s SO MUCH you can do beside “hope”.
True, plenty you can do, and this is a good list.
My point is that changing the democratic party is the only hope
I think there may be approaches other than changing the DNC. But certainly, voting for a 3rd party (or worse not voting) in a FPtP election is not among them.
Also, making real progress in some of those alternative approaches might also cause the DNC to change in response.