Is It Time for Socialists to Break With the Democrats?

Description: For over a decade, socialists and progressives in the United States have debated how to approach electoral politics: should the left run within Democratic primaries, build an independent ballot line, or pursue something else entirely?

David breaks down two prominent strategic frameworks—Seth Ackerman's "Party Surrogate" model and Eric Blanc's "Dirty Break." We examine ballot access restrictions, lessons from European labor parties, the real risks of party co-optation, and what an effective independent working-class party project could actually look like today.

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