Tom Ferguson and the Myth of the Median Voter

[Rakesh Bhandari]

Assume however that the workers were able to put forth  a candidate and
she actually won.  Would the state then have "autonomy"? Wouldn't  its
functions still  be derived or circumscribed by capitalist relations of
production, regardless of who ostensibly controlled it? More to Ferguson's
point, aren't the functions the state plays in protecting the interests of
the bourgeoisie as a whole, of which no capitalists can individually
conceive, more important than its work it does on the behalf of this or
that bloc of capitalists? And in terms of the international  system,
what role does the state play in attempting to nail down the most dynamic
industries or sectors within its borders--that is, in the specification of
the use value aspects of the international division of labor? 

best, rakesh