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The Democratic party refused to understand that courting the right doesn't work, and now it's cost them the election
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All western countries have right-wing elements and many of those elements in different countries have rioted or protested. In any case I still think it's true that a party has to appeal to enough centrists (e.g. independent voters) to win an election.
Last time I was in your retarded country somebody called me a cunt that should get back to my country. Fuck off.
So you decided to hate me and the entire country I'm from based on the actions of a single person?
and nah mate i dont really hate brits or anybody i'm just doing drama. I think you're wrong tho
Surely it's true that in order for a party to win an election it has to persuade centrist voters, undecided voters, registered independents, etc. An average person who isn't too invested in politics.
There is no such thing as the center. There is the elite on one side, and the rest of the people on the other. You don't win election by coopting the right worldview and whine about immigrants.
I think a lot of people don't see it that way. E.g. there are many working class people across America who support Trump.
Maybe they could vote for the Democrats if the Democrats can earn more blue-collar credentials, and if they can paint the Republicans as the party of the rich. Perhaps the GOP is the party of the rich, but they now also have supporters who aren't rich at all.