Has the democratic party drifted to the right over the past 40 years?

[MineralMan]

16. No, I don't think so.

We're fighting a Republican Party that has shifted way to the right over that time, though. Sometimes, we're in power, and sometimes they are. When they are, progress slows or stops completely.

However, we have made gains. People can now marry whomever they wish, as long as they're not closely related. We have elected the first black President in history. We have a start on a different way of doing healthcare.

Forty years is a long time, actually. We've made some significant strides in that period of time. Right now, however, we are in a strange period, since Donald Trump took office. We're making corrections to that, and regained a significant majority in the House. If we win back the White House and gain a majority in the Senate in 2020, we will again be able to push through progressive changes.

The Democratic Party hasn't shifted to the right. We're just having an aberrant four years to deal with, and progress is stalled by that.

If anything the Democratic Party, as an organization, is shifting toward the left, and that shift is likely to continue, but we must first win back control of the federal government for the changes to begin taking effect.