Interesting article about political shift in Austria

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2. Agree, but I would add the significance of many people wanting to push policy

More to the left.

I think that's why both the Democratic Party and the media were startled by the number of people supporting and voting for Bernie. People, even in the generally conservative Midwest, weren't afraid of voting for determinedly left wing policies of more socialized support of health, education and societal issues. They weren't cowed by the scary 'RED' label that has been used here for ages. That's a sea change worth of as much note as the more frequently reported rightward drift if the Republican Party.

(Please note, in bringing up Bernie, I am not trying to turn this into a GDP post or argument. I'm more interested in examine in this thread the tendency of the media to highlight right wing policies, politicians and voters' shifts and to downplay or flat ignore the left wing policies, politicians and voters' shifts.)