come on. Pete is a millennial data nerd. The Iowa bullshit never would have happened. The convention rules would be fair and locked in stone. Shit, maybe someone would have convinced Biden to stay out of it.
A good point posted in bad faith is still a good point. The corrupt Dirty Ds care for their own power first and foremost, they basically do everything possible to drive their voters to the Republican siren call of nihilistic rage.
The convention rules are never going to be locked in stone at a contested convention or even one like we had in '16. The rules are decided by a committee of delegates the week before.
Um, this was easy to predict, which is why I easily predicted it. In fact you didn’t even have to predict it, the powers that be told us this is what they were going to do and rubbed our faces in it:
As long as we still have somewhat free and fair elections, we have a shot at fading it until demographics swing in our favor. Once we go full authoritarian it’s a wrap for a long time, I don’t see the rush to let it happen.
(Not trying to score points here, just noting that Yglesias is echoing my point that you don’t win elections by having strong support of a relatively small, if culturally influential, voting block.)