So about the Working Families Party...

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Note: I am posting this article since it provides an indication of the political spectrum in Delaware and it is possible that the WFP will have a positive effect on the Democratic Party. However, I must emphasize that in any competition that develops among WFP and Democratic candidates, PLEASE VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT.

I have always been hostile to third parties like the Green Party, because in the way our system of government is structured, with winner take all single member districts, third parties only split the vote and allow the other side to win. Thus, third parties are self defeating and tend only to elect the opposite of what the third party is trying to accomplish. And that goes both ways no matter the side of the ideological spectrum you are on. Libertarians and the Constitution Party split the conservative vote that Republicans rely on, just as Greens and Democratic Socialists split the liberal left vote Democrats rely on. Reforms like Ranked Choice Voting can change that dynamic, but so far only Maine and a few other jurisdictions have enacted that reform. And Democrats first have to win before such reforms can be enacted.

But the Working Families Party seems to be taking a different tactic in some jurisdictions like Delaware. Yes, it is a separate organization, but it is endorsing candidates who will run as Democrats in Democratic primaries. And that’s what happened in 2020, where it endorsed Larry Lambert, Sherae’a Moore, Madinah Wilson Anton, Eric Morrison, Marie Pinkney, Jess Scarane, Coby Owens, and Shane Darby. And that’s good. Making the Democratic Party better and more liberal and progressive is good. Using the Democratic Party as a vehicle to achieve the policy aims of the Working Families Party, which are really no different than any liberal or progressive, is a good thing.

Of course, it was Leftward Delaware and its nonpartisan forbearer Network Delaware that originally trained and recruited most of these above mentioned candidates. So a recently announced merger between Leftward Delaware and the Working Families Party is a natural. Leftward Delaware will now become the Delaware chapter of the Working Families Party. Which is great so long as their candidates run as Democrats and not against Democrats in the general election.

“After the success of our primary slate this year, we’re excited to bring the progressive movement to Dover and help win a $15 minimum wage and build a powerful progressive base,” said Vanessa Clifford, Mid-Atlantic Political Director at the Working Families Party. “Working families in Delaware deserve representatives who will fight for their interests instead of protecting corporate bottom lines. We’re excited to continue to support Working Families Democrats who will challenge the existing ‘Delaware way’ of corporate-dominated politics.”

Read more: https://bluedelaware.com/2021/01/05/so-about-the-working-families-party/

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1. I'm not against third parties, I am against them running as long as our election laws makes ...

... them spoilers.