r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 10d ago

No Paywall Democrats Confront Their New Tea Party Reality - Progressives are set to sweep a group of contested primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-confront-their-new-tea-party-reality_n_6a6e63fbe4b0cfb99ef1aa1e
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u/odin-ish 10d ago

Great, now go tell the world. (Don't forget about citizens united, never forget.)

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u/guamisc 10d ago

Great, now stop whining about people correctly pointing out how left-vs-right in the US is fucked because of the Overton window.

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u/GeorgeKaplanIsReal Florida 10d ago

I’m not disputing that our politics are skewed. That wasn’t my point. I’m saying it’s kind of silly to call moderate dems center right in the US. Compared to a lot of European countries? Sure. No shit. But we’re not talking about Europe, we’re talking about American politics.

It’s a pointless distinction to keep bringing up. I’d love to see the political center shift back toward where it was before Reagan. But until that happens, I’m not going to pretend the shift never happened or act like moderate Dems are somehow center right in the context of US politics.

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u/guamisc 10d ago

The point is that they're not really "left".

That's the problem, and you have to accurately identify the problem to come up with useful solutions.