I’ve covered the status of America’s current most popular third parties…almost all of which are ineffective at both the federal and local level. The exception? The Working Families Party. The WFP is a third party that manages to work within the existing two-party reality we have now, pushing Democrats in more useful directions without spoiling ballots or making people feel like they’re wasting their votes. I spoke with Maurice Mitchell, the National Director of the WFP, about:
What the WFP stands for
Their electoral strategy (ie, what even is fusion voting?)
How they hold members of Congress accountable once they’re in office
How the Democrats need a message beyond “Trump is bad”
Why we need to take Tucker Carlson (blech) seriously
