Quite something watching people in America on the same page as the Kremlin when it comes to Russian protests and Navalny. The Kremlin must be very nervous and activating all their mouthpieces who are pushing the same exact points as Russian propagandists
Btw the protests are bigger than Navalny. This isn't as much about making him an automatic leader but about getting rid of Putin and actually having a real election for the first time. There can't be any change with Putin. Not for Russia, Ukraine, or the West.
Also the problem is bigger than Putin. The whole corrupt system needs to be destroyed beginning with Putin and his hardliners who go back to Soviet days