2026-10-24 01:55 UTC
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social
this is the essential problem with centrist #democrats:
to win, they try to appeal to right wingers
right wingers are bigots and ignorants. they are not going to stop voting #GOP
and, by trying to appeal to right wingers, they lose the left, and lose the #election
the left is the base of the left. if you betray them, you lose. period
there is no center to appeal to. at least, not anymore in this godforsaken country
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@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online 2026-10-24 01:59
@benroyce@mastodon.social @mattsheffield@mastodon.social 💯! Remember the Harris ad where the Republican women were tricking their husbands and voting Democratic. Turns out this ad really turned off minority voters and the GOP women voted for Trump anyway. Courting the mythical crossover voter is one if the worst mistakes a campaign can make.