Opinion

Here’s Why Democrats Are Way Better at Managing Their Populist Fringe

MEH TO ‘SMALL D’ DEMOCRACY

Parties are not democracies. And for them to function and avoid being taken over by maniacs, they sometimes need to be undemocratic.

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