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[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They win the last election and they are still moving to the center. They only aim for the center because they know the left has nowhere else to go.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Biden won, enacted some decent legislation. And what was his thanks for those policies? Lost the house in the midterm election, and polls showed that he was going to lose the election.

Harris saw that, saw the polls, and rightfully won't run on anything left. Won't say anything. What she actually thinks and wants? Who knows. But she correctly stfu.

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The administration in power always loses the midterms. The fact that they didn't lose as badly as people thought was considered a Democratic victory. He was going to lose the election for other reasons, namely being super old and having it be obvious, and being all-in on supporting a genocidal apartheid state doesn't help, but I'm sure it's more the old thing, since Kamala doesn't seem to be facing that same backlash to the same degree.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

He still lost it, and without all 3 of presidency, house of reps, and senate, Dems can't do much. They need all 3 to pass anything. Old? Sure, and I think he should have never tried for a second term. But he still passed decent legislation and the left wasn't going to show up, despite his successes. You even saw Jill Biden say that one debate performance doesn't undo his successes in office, but the voting left didn't seem to care. So what did Kamala learn? You don't get elected on left platforms, and you don't get thanks for left legislation. She won't say a single word because it will cost her the election.