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In reply to the discussion: KRUGMAN: How big a deal is the surprise primary defeat of Representative Eric Cantor? VERY. [View all]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)A lense that filters out all (political) reality, leaving only your ideological frame to be seen. Cantor's loss wasn't related to any republican rejection of any "oligarchical status quo"; rather, it was a product of VA's Open primary, where Democrats could game the republican primary (the turn-out was about double that of the 2012 (Presidential year) primary - teaparty participation cannot account for the increase in numbers),and a rejection of Cantor the man (his complete failure to maintain a connection to his home district).
Further, a Clinton ticket will not see anything similar for Democrats, other than self-described "real Democrats" loudly casting "tantrum votes" of sitting home, while the Democratic base does what it always does ... vote for the Democratic candidate.
The "real change" that you seek will only come incrementally, with a coalition of "big tent" Democrats pushing out obstructive republicans to enact progressively more progressive legislation.
That is the unvarnished political reality of this United States.