noumenon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoNumber of US independents hits recordimg.semafor.comimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareCannonFodder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·6 days agoThe left can’t afford to alienate the center because they can’t count on the votes of the left.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoAnd that’s the difference between leadership and pandering. Telling people in the center what they want to hear because you’re afraid to lose is precisely how you lose.
The left can’t afford to alienate the center because they can’t count on the votes of the left.
And that’s the difference between leadership and pandering. Telling people in the center what they want to hear because you’re afraid to lose is precisely how you lose.