Centrist Democrats need a 2020 reality check before it's too late (Cas Mudde)
From Cas Mudde in The Guardian:
Let’s start the new year with a reality check. Remember that dad, uncle or neighbor, who told you over Christmas how much he dislikes Trump’s rude language and that he might vote for the Democrats, if only they nominate a “moderate” candidate and not a “socialist”?
Well, he is going to vote for Trump.
This election year will be (again) filled with columns and op-eds from #NeverTrump Republicans giving (unsolicited) advice to the Democratic party. They will argue that the Democratic party can win the presidential elections, but only if they nominate a “moderate” Democrat, who can win over the many Republicans they know that are appalled by Trump. But you can forget about these Max Boots, Jennifer Rubins, and (particularly) Bret Stephenses. These pet conservatives of the liberal media represent no relevant electoral base.
Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/02/centrist-democrats-need-2020-reality-check-us-election
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between the populist right and the populist left.
In attempting to develop this approach, populists are “moralistic rather than programmatic,” preferring to demonize opponents than to debate them on policy terms. Moreover, they are prone to illegitimately personalizing the political sphere, rather than engaging in its modern complexities.
That certainly helps to explain the Sanders to Trump voters in WI, MI, and PA and moronic Jill Stein voters like bribri.
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