Posted on 02/16/2020 2:49:25 PM PST by karpov
Today you have socialists on the left, socialists on the far left, and communists on the extreme far left.
THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM TO A LEFTIST [_X___________________________X____________________________] The center Radical Far Right THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM TO A CONSERVATIVE [_X___________________________X____________________________] Radical Far LEFT The Center
There is no center anymore. When you have a “multicultural” entity that’s gassed up on identity politics then there isn’t a center. It’s tribal warfare squabbling over who gets the spoils.
There’s been an assumption that Biden/Klob/Buttig/Bbrg really were just a single candidate, and eventually as each drops out his/her support would flow to the remainder until only one was left, with 60-70% of the party in pocket.
It increasingly appears that this is not so. Blacks are not going to vote for anyone but Biden. Bloomberg is a pariah because of his wealth and the perception that he hasn’t earned his support. Young voters detest Buttigieg who seems like an apple polisher and resume burnisher, and not someone who has ever faced any struggles. And Klobuchar’s never really had much of a national backing, perhaps because of her well known anger management issues.
The democrats are throwing 2020. The entire impeachment was to take our Biden, and ensure a far leftie gets the nomination and gets crushed this fall.. Nancys speech staged temper tantrum is part and parcel of this as well
They know they far left cant win outside very limited blue enclaves ans its gainiing too much influence and power.
They are rope a doping the radical left by giving them exactly what they want so thr party can moderate the 2024 cycle.
--William Butler Yeats
You nailed it, FRiend Shadow
I was talking to a fellow patriot at a local thrift store the other day.
“You know, this political mess doesn’t really have all that much to do with the economy, or abortion, or the Middle East, or any one real issue.
“It’s really about tribalism. My tribe over your tribe. It’s about the Ivy League elites trying to assert their feelings of superiority over us regular folks.”
Joe was their moderate “anchor,” but I believe he failed because he’s obviously incompetent, not because he was too close to center.
I believe (hope) that the candidates’ quick move move to the left will disenfrachise “reasonable” democrats.
“Klobuchars never really had much of a national backing, “
She can down a beer at 6am. That should garner some support.
I think your comment is logical but do you really think the power hungry Dems are willing to sacrifice a Presidential election? I think they rather like the lefty positions and are drinking their own (tainted) KoolAid.
This is excellent.
As long predicted it is boiling down to those who love the country and those who hate it. Trump's unabashed love of country has ceded him the center. There doesn't appear to be anyone on the Dem roster who can reverse this trend.
Absolutely they arent sacrificing something they cant win...
Look, pundits get paid to talk not tell you the truth.
The truth is, in the past 120 year a president who won their first term and ran for a second only 4 times have they lost... and 3 of those 4 were due to the economy... and every other president who has ran for a second term in that time with the sole exception of Obama has won their second term by far more votes than their first.
The Dems know they are losing this cycle no matter who the nominee is.. the rank and file may not know it but the people at the top know... so they can lose wirh Biden as the nominee and have the far left say see we didnt go left enough and continue to gain influence and power.. or they can give them the nomination making sure they get crushed and then kneecap them with it and moderate for 2024 when they actually will be thr odds on favorite historically to win.
If you think I am incorrect please answer the following. If you were a democrat and your goal was to lose the 2024 election by the biggest margin possible.. what would you do differently than what they have been doing?
Ladies and gentlemen... The Candidates!
-PJ
Democrats often redefine words:
-Increases in spending are “cuts”
-Global warming is real and WE (You) have to do something.
-If YOU (We DeepStaters) like your healthcare YOU (WE Deepstaters) can keep your (OUR) healthcare.
-”Is”....
“When you have a multicultural entity thats gassed up on identity politics then there isnt a center. Its tribal warfare squabbling over who gets the spoils.”
Good point. There is one group though that’s missing in action from that tribal war - whites. We seem to be the pinata that gets shaken down.
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity...”
Boy, does that nail our times or what?
I wonder what was happening in the world when Yeats wrote that.
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