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uti2
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« on: September 20, 2016, 10:15:44 AM »

I'd imagine there'd be a shift away from the Democratic Party that fought for Liberal ideas, and into an Anti-Trump Party for a short period. In a way I could see if become more of a safe haven for Republican refugees who don't like Trump.

Talks would be more focused on what Trump's been doing poorly, less about the ways they plan to fix it, and they'd pick more moderate candidates to draw more republicans into voting booths. With Trump in office, they don't have to worry too much about securing the democrat vote.

If the 'moderate republican outreach' strategy failed this year in the first place, why would they bother to continue with it, esp. when those guys don't vote reliably for the dems downballot?

It's more likely that they would minimize identity politics, and become a more focused economically left party taking more of Bernie's ideas, which ironically would boost their prospects electorally, esp. at the local levels. Even if the Dems win this year, you will start to see a slow shift in that direction, if they lose, it will be a fast shift, similar to what happened to the GOP between 2008 and 2010.
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« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2016, 05:56:19 PM »

Even Republicans are now assuming we can't just back to the center. The likes of Michael Barone are hoping that's the parh to a permanent Republican majority but we can always run an Anti Trump midterm and can always find a way to change the party to counter the way Trump has changed his.

Attacking one person is ridiculous, you need to sell yourself on something, that is what Bernie represents. Same effect Ron Paul had on increasing turnout with the Tea Party movement that followed him, a more progressive proper center-left Dem party would attract higher turnout.

The Dems gained in 2006 and 2008, not simply due to attacking Bush, but by slamming republicans in general on SS, iraq, etc.
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