• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
        13·
        3 days ago

        It is indeed, but I think the point is that the right has been able to move the window so far to the right because there is no functioning left.

        • CannonFodder@lemmy.world
          53·
          3 days ago

          The left can’t afford to alienate the center because they can’t count on the votes of the left.

          • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
            2·
            2 days ago

            And that’s the difference between leadership and pandering. Telling people in the center what they want to hear because you’re afraid to lose is precisely how you lose.

        • ineedmorecoffee@lemmy.cafeBanned from communityEnglish
          25·
          3 days ago

          Ok then hard right and the other 2/3 just complain and never agree what’s left enough so nothing happens but tears and losing.

          • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
            21·
            2 days ago

            Honestly, that’s bullshit. The left shows up to vote consistently for the Democrats. All polling data confirms that the people who stay home are the disengaged and the moderates. It’s not that people can’t agree on what is left enough, it’s that the center tries to win votes from the right by demonizing the left, and it doesn’t work. Successful campaigns across the political spectrum are persuasive and idealogical. The voters are never going to be more enthusiastic than the candidate.