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I think the Dems are significantly worse than most - or better depending on your view.
For example I don't believe that a left Trump equivalent could win the Dem nomination. We saw that Bernie - who is a pretty mainstream social democrat - couldn't win his party's nomination while Trump - who is significantly more extreme - did. A US political activist once told me that the Dems were significantly less democratic than the Republicans.
The Dems haven't had an open primary since 2008.
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This goes for most political parties these days, doesn't it? Internal issues tops actual power and influence over society.