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Because you now did it to yourself.

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[–] skeezix@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

We ran a centrist in 2020 and it worked.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago
[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Biden wasn't really a centrist in the same way Harris was. Biden ran on a progressive-ish platform, and mostly backed it up with action. He sure as hell didn't run on fracking and locking up immigrants like Harris is.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

... What the fuck are you talking about

The difference is she is a woman. Denying it won't change a fucking thing.

[–] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh honey. Its not that. Some of it is that... But 20 million votes are missing from the left; its not because shes a woman that they didnt vote.

[–] ECB@feddit.org -1 points 2 weeks ago

The Dems should definitely move more central on social issues, as the US election system has a huge built in rural bias.

Then focus on more broad-reaching progressive economic topics. Less focus on legislation targeting specific marginalized groups and more on policies which would impact everyone directly. As a potential example, Universal Basic Income ("Freedom Bonus" or whatever it was called) was one such policy which was floated a couple elections ago.