Democrats are trying to win elections in America, so it doesn’t matter how their platform compares to the left in France.
They are trying to appeal to the American center, which means people like my supervisor and my mail carrier. Those people are not leftists but they are more likely to vote for Democrats than many leftists are.
And then they cry when their base doesn’t show up, so pick one. Do you want your biggest supporters to vote for you or to you want someone that might support you. Pick one
That’s true, centrists need progressives to win and progressives need centrists to win.
The question is whether Democrats can more easily win over more centrists or more progressives.
“centrists” in America are far right everywhere else. And if you expect them to go with a more moderate candidate over a more right option is crazy.
Democrats are trying to win elections in America, so it doesn’t matter how their platform compares to the left in France.
They are trying to appeal to the American center, which means people like my supervisor and my mail carrier. Those people are not leftists but they are more likely to vote for Democrats than many leftists are.
And then they cry when their base doesn’t show up, so pick one. Do you want your biggest supporters to vote for you or to you want someone that might support you. Pick one