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Sanders: Harris Lost After Democrats “Abandoned Working Class People” (truthout.org)

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“The American people are angry and want change. And they’re right,” Sanders said.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Shaun said it better than I can (nitter link):

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It's not that they don't want to institute these things. It's the fact that every Republican win shifts the Overton window, and makes them believe that they need to move more to the center.

"If the GOP are winning elections, then maybe this is what the American people want."

Also, none of us are the typical voter. Nobody on this forum, nobody popular on Twitter, nobody with a YouTube channel. None of us are the average mindless American that doesn't give a shit about politics, doomscrolling 4 hours a day, falling for whatever propaganda lands on their eyes, and are only voting because it's a team sport they get to play every four years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This feels generally correct yet wrong in some way I can't put my finger on. Curious if anyone thinks they know what it is.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

The single-dimension left-right paradigm is stupid and overly-reductive. I mean, that's pretty clear even in this election: Voters gave Republicans the whole federal government, and voted for abortion rights. How is it possible that they could move right and left simultaneously; or, is there maybe some other principle in play?