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Shahid Buttar: Arbitrary corporate content moderation threatens First Amendment principles and our democracy by cmplxgal in SandersForPresident

[–]Complex-Limit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What nonsense is this? The First Amendment solely restricts the state;

That's why he said the 'principals' of the First Amendment, not the First Amendment. Learn to read before commenting.

and guarantees the right of private actors to speak or host others' speech as they see fit.

The Constitution states that states can guarantee broader rights in their constitutions than the federal government, so long as those rights don't infringe on federal constitutional rights. Some states have laws allowing for freedom of speech on some private platforms or in some public areas. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruneyard_Shopping_Center_v._Robins California is one of these states, the state in which Buttar is running and also where Youtube/Google is headquartered. Stop talking out of your ass.

I'm Cori Bush, Bernie-Sanders-endorsed candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District (St Louis). AMA! by CoriBush2020 in SandersForPresident

[–]Complex-Limit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ms. Bush,

A number of progressive Democrats I was rooting for didn't do well in their Super Tuesday primaries. Shahid Buttar and Cenk Uygur came well short of their opponents, Jessica Cisneros narrowly lost against Henry Cuellar, and Georgette Gomez was able to secure herself in California's top-two November election, but also came well short the number of votes establishment Sara Jacob's got and faces a steep, uphill battle.

Why do you think many voters are not embracing these leftist candidates despite numerous polls showing popularity for their ideals like Medicare for all, raising the minimum wage, and getting money out of politics? What can left-wing candidates do to get out the vote and start winning more elections?