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As a local decision making model, they figured out how to get everyone involved, but still not get logjammed.
A well structured town hall model.
I am not too enamored of the single vote method anyway, the "pick 1,2,3" model has been shown to work, I think Australia is going to try that model soon.
http://sciencebulletin.org/archives/7487.html
Hate, fear, and prejudice is always effective in making people act as if in mob mode, but I havn't seen the Tea Party folks accomplish anything other than obstruction. But they did get elected, and in a large enough block to make an impact, they just havn't.
Let's see if those Bernie folks stay engaged, they may yet get involved in local, if not national politics.
They frequently did get logjammed. They lost power compared to a year ago. They didn't get policy changes.
I don't think they even got them via state legislatures.
Public spending would be less without the sequester the caused. They also prevent tax increases.
They are likely to get more laws passed with Trump in the White House.