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In reply to the discussion: How you know America is not a center-right country, far to the left of Hillary: [View all]JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)As a simple example, much of America is not pro-Union or pro-Teachers Union.
The fact that Republicans make the claim that America is "center-right" is irrelevant if we are talking about the reality.
They say it as a way to try and convince folks in the middle that they too are probably "center-right". Its a lie intended to get those folks to vote for a Republican when they aren't really sure who to vote for already.
As for Bernie, that's kind of a long shot is it not? Bernie is not a Democrat and is really more of a true Socialist. That won't translate to an Electoral College victory or even a Democratic primary win. And waiting for some "real" progressive to magically emerge isn't much of a political strategy either.
If defeating Hillary is the goal.
Creating a candidate takes work. And at the current pace, there will be Hillary, and then a few very long shots. The complaining about Hillary has been going on for a couple years now ... and its started to get louder, but the effort to actually create an alternative doesn't seem to be going anywhere.