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standingtall

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13. Moving to center is the same as moving to the right

Reply to ThePartyThatListens (Original post)

Fri Nov 8, 2024, 05:31 PM

Nov 8

And that has always been a long term loser for us. Even if we make short term gains it comes back to bites down the road. Running centrist/moderate candidates is part of the reason swing States shift to deep red States in the blink of an eye. Plus no one today can define where this mythical center even is.

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What political direction should the Democrats take next? [View all] ThePartyThatListens Nov 8 OP

As far away from tRump as they can get. marybourg Nov 8 #1

Scorched Earth... EarthFirst Nov 8 #2

Doesn't really matter. Elessar Zappa Nov 8 #3

100 percent BannonsLiver Nov 8 #22

Loading us Faux pas Nov 8 #4

Organize locally Blue Owl Nov 8 #5

Go back a decade or so... be Democrats. WarGamer Nov 8 #6

Right, but ThePartyThatListens Nov 8 #7

Start by telling Liz Cheney and Rick Wilson and Steve Schmidt to find their own political "home" WarGamer Nov 8 #9

Well, I don't see how a party that's allegedly on the left ThePartyThatListens Nov 8 #10

Darn strait. Enough of these ex-GOPers. Raven123 Nov 8 #15

Venn Diagrams Mistermike Nov 8 #30

Why are they alienated ? Keepthesoulalive Nov 8 #18

Easy. Sit back and watch the rethugs implode. JohnSJ Nov 8 #8

It is not sustainable to wait for a short respite to have the honor TheKentuckian Nov 8 #36

I happen to be in California, and Newsom is meeting with 17 Governors from blue state for a plan to counter any JohnSJ Nov 8 #40

Grand. That has zero to do with my response to sit back and wait for them TheKentuckian Nov 8 #41

After the shock of our loss subsides, I think we will realize that after another Trump walkingman Nov 8 #11

Oh the Establishment is definitely out of touch ThePartyThatListens Nov 8 #14

Shit, we are so stone cold out of touch that we had the brass TheKentuckian Nov 8 #42

Maybe find out what nonvoters, no longer voters, new voters want? leftstreet Nov 8 #12

Moving to center is the same as moving to the right standingtall Nov 8 #13

I agree, and in my OP, when I say "right" I really mean "far right." ThePartyThatListens Nov 8 #21

FDR left LearnedHand Nov 8 #16

All the GOP has proven in the past 40 years is that there was a good reason for the New Deal tenderfoot Nov 8 #20

Support the same progressive policies the majority of Americans want Fiendish Thingy Nov 8 #17

oh, you need to make it pellucidly clear. Nimble_Idea Nov 8 #24

The thing that is missed is the platform is of little utility TheKentuckian Nov 8 #44

Play the game using maggat rules. OLDMDDEM Nov 8 #19

I don't know. alarimer Nov 8 #23

We need to lie, steal their accomplishments as ours, insult people, Greybnk48 Nov 8 #25

If you have to ask that question then the party has no soul HelpImSurrounded Nov 8 #26

Well said. cachukis Nov 8 #32

Stay left Dem4life1234 Nov 8 #27

Pure unadulterated moral courage ColinC Nov 8 #28

Move to the center people will just join the republican party. Emile Nov 8 #29

True. n/t Greybnk48 Nov 8 #31

Maybe we don't need to move anywhere. Just hit him with BUYER'S REMORSE. EarlG Nov 8 #33

Tend to agree Rstrstx Nov 8 #38

Stop thinking left right center. Start thinking about what kind of country we should be. Nanjeanne Nov 8 #34

Time for some obstructionism Mistermike Nov 8 #35

Let's die on the hill of 'circumcision yes or no!' Fullduplexxx Nov 8 #37

Figure out how to communicate with the non college majority. TheKentuckian Nov 8 #39

May have been the right campaign against too many headwinds RoeVWade Nov 8 #43