• ShepherdPie@midwest.social
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    5 months ago

    Yes more pandering from the DNC to the far right individuals who would never vote for a Democrat to begin with.

    • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 months ago

      Pandering to the right, yes - but this is just how coalitions work. Obama’s ability to appeal to rank and file white workers in places like Michigan is part of how he won. A lot of Obama voters in those states voted for Trump.

      Not everyone on the right is an ideological zealot (even if those are the most visible and make up the base). Being able to pick up some votes among “center-right” voters is a long-standing electoral strategy for the Democrats.