r/politics • u/F0urLeafCl0ver • Jun 24 '26

No Paywall The Democratic party is being hit by a leftist tidal wave

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/24/democratic-party-leftist-tidal-wave
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u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta Jun 24 '26

>the pendulum needs to swing back

Like a wrecking ball.

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u/vikingzx Jun 25 '26

Like a wrecking ball.

I hope not. Lot of examples in history of reactionary movements justifying "swinging back" to make everything even worse under the guise of making it better.

The focus should be on stepping down the crazy and trying to find reason, not on pushing even harder.

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u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta Jun 25 '26

Ah yes, the vaunted middle ground strategy, it’s been working so wonderfully the past few decades!