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

"The US two-party system functions like a ratchet, with the Republican Party steadily pulling public policy and permissible discourse to the right while Democrats, in seeking to acquire power by chasing the political center, serve as a mechanism that prevents policy and discourse from shifting back."

Best description of the Dems' role in the shifting of the Overton window.