A lot of leftists I know became very disillusioned by Bernie Sanders’ two losses in the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries. They felt like Sanders’ failure showed you can’t beat the establishment, that the system is rigged, and that the Democratic Party is simply captured by corporate-friendly centrists who will crush any effort to take the party in a different direction. I’ve spoken with people who think there’s no choice but to run third-party campaigns, and have essentially given up on the Democrats.

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