return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 hours agoDemocratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat loses primary to Mamdani-backed Darializa Avila Chevalierwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down11
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkDemocratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat loses primary to Mamdani-backed Darializa Avila Chevalierwww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 hours agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·7 hours agoRunning to the center is why fascism arrived, and Democrats have been espousing it as a strategy since the 80’s, while Democrats as a brand have basically given up on the concept that government can be a force for good in peoples lives.
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·edit-27 hours agoBoth Republicans and Democrats would run to the center for success. Bush Senior and Bush Junior were also centrist. It wasn’t just a Democrat thing.
Running to the center is why fascism arrived, and Democrats have been espousing it as a strategy since the 80’s, while Democrats as a brand have basically given up on the concept that government can be a force for good in peoples lives.
Both Republicans and Democrats would run to the center for success. Bush Senior and Bush Junior were also centrist. It wasn’t just a Democrat thing.