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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a moderate Dem I'm super amused by the narrative that the Democratic party is so radical. I know everyone has a crush on AOC, but the fact she exists doesn't mean she sets party policy. The fact that gaza protesters at Columbia aren't republicans doesn't mean they're Democratic powerbrokers.

The mainstream of today's Democratic party are basically Reagan Republicans. Tough on crime, include middle-class in tax cuts, reduce federal headcount, spend heavily on military and it relies heavily on the backing of pretty much all major business except the oil industry. But the democratic party also refuses to take any steps on climate change.

They're so MILD it's insane. I can't stand what sticks in the mud they are, but an administration that would historically be considered right of center and business-as-usual would be a relief these days.[/quote]

+1. We can’t even get single-payer healthcare and people think Democrats are too extreme? [/quote]
What I've learned over time is moderate Republicans expect the DNC to basically be the Republican Party for the RNC nutjobs. Anytime the Democrats do something left of center, people get up in arms about how far left the party is as if we need to be some fully centrist party that never shifts in policy agenda. I don't know why the democrats have kowtowed to being a centrist group that hates its progressive wing and tries to court with people interested in reaganomics, but that's what they do.[/quote]

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