General Discussion

I don't see how understanding that they are firmly at the center of our politics, and continuing a pragmatic American tradition that has been a throughline across our history, would make the positions any less attractive.

Heather Cox Richardson does a good job of debunking Prof G as she responds to his question (paraphrase: Do Americans tend to swing hard left in this type of situation?) at 28:46

To paraphrase: when you look at where the Democrats are, from the so-called moderate to progressive, they are still extraordinarily centrist... to the right of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was a Republican, of course -- his upper tax bracket of 91 or 92 percent, his call for universal health care. All things which, coming out of WWII were absolutely centrist positions. Normally, what we do in reaction to this kind of concentration of wealth.... (listen for more good stuff and seeds of hope)