There is no evidence of a mass (or even mid) exodus of left voters in any recent elections. This narrative that has been crafted where Democrats blame the left for losing is societal cancer.
There was an exodus of voters, just not ones who identify as leftwing. That’s the thing, though: Even Americans who don’t consider themselves leftist want leftwing stuff (universal healthcare, no genocide in Gaza, etc). Self-identified leftists/progressives are more likely to hold their noses and vote for the establishment, but “centrists” who want many of the same things are willing to stay home, so that’s where the electoral losses happen. In this specific case, post-election polling does show that Harris would’ve won if she had promised a ceasefire.
The left vote is both an inconsequential amount of voters that the Democrats shouldn’t cater to at all while also being so large in size it’s entirely responsible for them not winning.
Really the problem is the Democrats haven’t gone far enough right. The Republican party in their rush into actual god emporer fascism has left an entire quadrant of racist right wing voters completely free for the picking! Suckers.
I apologise for the dark satire. I do think a better world is possible. Sometimes it’s just harder to see than others.
There is no evidence of a mass (or even mid) exodus of left voters in any recent elections. This narrative that has been crafted where Democrats blame the left for losing is societal cancer.
There was an exodus of voters, just not ones who identify as leftwing. That’s the thing, though: Even Americans who don’t consider themselves leftist want leftwing stuff (universal healthcare, no genocide in Gaza, etc). Self-identified leftists/progressives are more likely to hold their noses and vote for the establishment, but “centrists” who want many of the same things are willing to stay home, so that’s where the electoral losses happen. In this specific case, post-election polling does show that Harris would’ve won if she had promised a ceasefire.
The left vote is both an inconsequential amount of voters that the Democrats shouldn’t cater to at all while also being so large in size it’s entirely responsible for them not winning.
Really the problem is the Democrats haven’t gone far enough right. The Republican party in their rush into actual god emporer fascism has left an entire quadrant of racist right wing voters completely free for the picking! Suckers.
I apologise for the dark satire. I do think a better world is possible. Sometimes it’s just harder to see than others.