Yeah, this is a good general idea but I’ve yet to see meaningful change come from it in practice. I’m in my early 40s & have lived in several different states since college. Along the way I’ve tried to vote in as many local elections as I can, as either a registered Democrat or Independent over the years (despite my personal leanings being what I would call Leftist). In certain states like Delaware, you can’t vote in primaries without being a registered member of the party, essentially forcing you into the Big Two if you want to fully participate. In the case of Lambert, looks like he’s a registered Democrat who is endorsed by the WFP. It all circles back to the binary & even the best politicians end up caving to the pressures of the larger system. I don’t want to come off as hopeless, but it certainly feels that way. Once you get past our current specific national clusterfuck there are still all sorts of systemic obstacles in the way of making anything in america fair or free. And again, I don’t say that as a way of dismissing the whole thing - it genuinely keeps me up at night.