Streamer Movements Need Durable Parties

Online followings and viral protests can win attention and even elections, but lasting political power requires organizations that survive defeats, reassign leadership roles, and commit members over years. Short‑lived mobilization without institutional structure tends to produce ephemeral gains rather than durable governance change. — This reframes debates about digital populism: policy and civic actors should focus less on banning platform speech and more on how nascent online movements institutionalize (or fail to) and the consequences for democratic resilience.