Why the sudden urge to move the party right?

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15. It's not based on political strategy

It's not based on data or information about the election. It is becoming increasingly clear that it is about restoring uncontested white male privilege. We have seen arguments turn around completely. People who insisted principle didn't permit them to vote for Clinton's quite progressive platform in November suddenly insist winning requires abandoning the rights and lives of the majority of Democrats. There is no evidence that that becoming a party that doesn't support women's rights will help Democrats get elected. The same people who insisted red state Democrats should be primaied are now insisting that core Democratic principles need to be abandoned to win, based on no evidence. It's becoming undeniable that the goal is now and has been elevating them at the expense of the many. The goal is in fact greater equality, not less.