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In reply to the discussion: Yesterday, AOC informed me about something very important to me. [View all]kstewart33
(6,552 posts)Years of unnecessary war, huge deficits, absurdly expensive healthcare, a corrupt justice system, you name it.
But the beginning of ending this shit is beating Trump. And that will not happen if the Democratic Party splits and we lose the independent vote. Just as it happened in 2016.
We cannot beat Trump without the moderate vote.
Consider: "Gallup recently asked Democrats and Dem-leaning independents this question: If you had to choose, would rather see the Democratic Party become more liberal or become more moderate? Gallup found that by a fairly solid-looking 54-41 percent (with five percent expressing no opinion) of Democrats would prefer that their party move toward the middle."
https://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2019/01/gallup-poll-majority-of-democrats-want-more-moderate-party/