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I think you might be thinking about things the wrong way if you've identified capitalism as a root problem and the solution is anything other than a revolution. How else are you dealing with it?
OTOH I agree with your main point that participating in the existing political system with cadre candidates is necessary. But their main purpose is to funnel people into revolutionary organizations, moreso than wielding power directly because we don't expect the existing political system to be useful to that end.
I am pro revolution for sure BUT we must be pragmatic with how we approach it - no bourgeoise capitalist system has ever been reformed away but the revolution will not happen over night. I also completely agree on the candidates' purpose - whether they are winning their races or not, and I do think we can win races, the main job needs to be agitation to bolster the ranks of the organized masses.