In case people missed it - California shifted to the right as well

[-misanthroptimist]

32. "More to the right or left" is silly

We need to move to the effective. We need to solve problems with the tools on hand and that are consistent with the Constitution. Worrying about the ideology behind the solution is a recipe for disaster and failure.

For instance, I doubt many here think that the answers to the economic woes for the average American is to unfetter big business even more than it is . (Musk has $300b, for chissake!) This is an area we need to move to the left in a way that is going to help the average American.

Some problems require a move to the right -not to politically position ourselves- but to solve the problem. You can probably think of several yourself, in addition to those in the OP.

Solve the damned problems and people will be satisfied. They'll cease to worry about ideology. If you make their lives easier and better, they'll vote for you. We don't need to be the "left party" or the "centrist party" or the "right party." We need to be the party that "solves problems."