But to actually win the one coming up in roughtly 14 weeks you’re going to need to rush to get that 80% number. You’ll need work from thousands of unpaid volunteers, hundreds of millions of dollars for infrastructure, promotions, and operations, and an electable human or two.

This is as fictional as Star Trek. What would be very possible is for the Democratic party to replace their candidate; while the centrists myopically claim there’s no time for it, data from every other country in the world proves that you can do that in under 100 days. Moreover, it would serve all the Democrats’ purposes: it would build an inspiring narrative about them “moving mountains” to ensure they serve the people.

Unfortunately, we on the outside can’t do much besides push on the DNC to act in our interests (speaking for myself - I don’t know how many Dem fundraisers you can afford to attend). But you’re lying to yourself if you think you only need me for my vote: you need boots on the ground. I’ve canvassed every year to get the vote out for my state reps and fucking coroner. Am I going to do that this year?