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In reply to the discussion: *** Official "I will vote for whoever the Dem candidate is" thread *** [View all]Roadside Attraction
(238 posts)A percentage of voters will vote for the Republican candidate no matter who s/he is.
A percentage of voters will vote for the Democratic candidate no matter who s/he is.
The secret to victory is (1) turn out your base, and, (2) WIN THE CENTER.
This is the problem with the likes of (an unnamed old geezer) whose sole function is to "drive all the other candidates to the left."
We Democrats do not need to be driven to the left. We need to be driven to the CENTER. Because:
-- The Center supports legal, readily-available abortion
-- The Center supports tolerance toward minorities and LGBT
-- The Center has no use for Trump and Trump clones
-- The Center supports some form of national health insurance
-- The Center supports extended background checks, bans on bump stocks, and other serious gun control
-- The Center supports green energy
-- The Center supports public education
-- The Center is the middle class who recognize they are in trouble and who want help that only Democrats can give
We do not need any candidate who "drives Democrats to the left." We need a solidly centrist candidate because The Center supports what we support.