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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
This makes sense in a world in which a lot of centrist Democrats are worried about what moderates think. But are those days passing? Increasingly Democrats are not interested in compromise, because Republicans don't do it and so it's a one-way street. And there don't seem to be many moderate voters anymore. So it might not take as big a margin in either chamber than it would have in the past.
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No, those days aren't passing. Sure, most Dems in Massachusetts are in safe seats. But the seats that make the margins are ones where moderates count. You may not know moderates in SF (and there are very few here in Boston), but there are plenty in places like Virginia, Indiana, and Colorado, and if you're going to convert Republican voters you're going to convert them to a moderate dem identity more than a Ty or GGG dem identity. Realize a lot of minority voters in the south count as moderates compared to SF and Boston dems.
We also have plenty of examples around here - BnB, Hank, others who now vote D who used to vote R and who think of themselves as more middle of the road than you and I.
If people play this like moderates don't count, Dems will find that Blue Wave start slipping away.
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