Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[Jeff Buchanan]

Lots of blame for government dysfunction and the break down of civil order in America. The dual threats of whacked out progressivism and hard right nationalism will make authoritarianism appealing

[iam416]

The Ds have no incentive to move to the middle when the opposing party has no desire to move towards electability.

And the Rs have no incentive to moderate when the Ds are wacked out Progs.

i don’t know how to fucking break this to you, but this here is a both party problem. In a very substantive way for each.

[Hannibal]

The Democrats lost in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2014, and 2016, and they moved further from the center each time. If you are waiting for the American Bolshevik Party to move to the Center, you’re going to be waiting a long time.

[Mike]

And there’s the rub.

[Dr. Strangelove]

The Rs aren't in any danger of losing ground because the Ds aren't in any danger of approaching the middle.

The Ds have no incentive to move to the middle when the opposing party has no desire to move towards electability.