Warner Crocker on Nostr: I’m not arguing for an open convention, but I think the fear and apprehension about ...
I’m not arguing for an open convention, but I think the fear and apprehension about an open Democratic convention is overhyped and overplayed.
Sure they’ve never led to victories in the past. But if, as I believe, the threat from the other side is existential and the circumstances so dire I don’t think we can apply history lessons in the same way this time around.
#politics
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