Pelosi did not say Democrats need to be more centrist

[mcar]

The whole Twitter thread is worth a read.

Link to tweet

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In this article, Pelosi did not say that the Democratic party needed to be more "centrist." She said they need to "own the center left." The distinction between "centrist" and "center left" is not meaningless. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/us/politics/nancy-pelosi.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur …

[TwilightZone]

1. It should be self-evident, but apparently it isn't.

I've seem multiple posts conflating the two. It's rather odd.

[mcar]

3. Perhaps not that odd

Some will take any opportunity to slam Democrats.

[TwilightZone]

6. Well, yeah.

Can't argue with that.

[elleng]

2. Right, it's not 'meaningless,' and I'm not afraid of 'centrist.'

We SHOULDN'T be, as so many ARE in fact 'centrist,' and we cannot afford to throw THEM under the bus.

[mcar]

4. Most of our voters are center left

Pelosi is right - we need to own them.

[elleng]

7. 'Our' voters? I don't think I own any voters.

[mcar]

8. Democratic voters, of course

[Doremus]

5. The centrists have had it their way for decades. Perhaps they should be flexible in allowing another

philosophy have a try?

[Eko]

9. We are flexible.

But unfortunately we have a representative democracy so in order to change the philosophy you either have to convince others that it is a good one.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. Listen to the Speaker

She knows her stuff.

[Fiendish Thingy]

11. Here's an excellent article about the myth of centrist "electability"

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/5/1854739/-Democrats-must-nominate-a-populist-if-they-are-to-win-the-White-House-and-Congress#read-more

Written by Egberto Willies, who is also a member here at DU.