If you want to win an election against far right opposition you need to bring together two groups. The activated liberals outraged by the other side and the more moderate groups who want govt to make their lives less difficult. Not by trying to win the enthusiastic supporters of the other side.
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The fucking hay seeds did it, kids. Centrists can eat ALL the dicks in the bag.
Progressive populism or you're going to see <20%.
Right now trying to out-Reform Reform seems like a brilliant way to alienate millions of voters. Including people like me.
McSweeney appears to be, in defiance of Napoleon's maxim, offering battle on terrain chosen by his enemy. Unless Labour wise up, this won't end well.
But also hear the voices that say ‘he does what he says he’s going to do’.
It’s an ideology that appeals to petty resentments and grudges and nothing can resolve all of those. But we need a media and a government that stops confecting problems that they then promise to solve.
empower people to realise "that doesn't make sense"
Here's the clue she may be using a political science term you are not familiar with!
there is no such thing as "a foregone conclusion". VOTE!!!
qv. #brexit and upcoming the highly motivated and activated voters for Reform.
you don't vote, please shut up and take your medicine.
In democratic states different parties represent different parts of the electorate.
It's crazy the way that they try to appeal to the far right extremists
Any sensible person can see that they would gain far more support by moving slightly to the left
It feels to me as if centrist politicians all around the world have lost their marbles recent 🤪
For the politics to be even slightly left in the US, it should take a sharp turn go a long way to the line in between :)
Rise Lincoln Party!!