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Alternatively: Democrats have moved far enough to the right that Republicans are willing to endorse.
But no one wants to talk about that.
I agree with you in certain aspects. Democrats are certainly not left of center by any means. None. Nor are they centrist. They've always been right of center. But sitting next to the far right Republicans makes them appear reasonable. Overton window.
That being said they threw us a bone by pushing biden out, which is inherently progressive (even minimally). The conservative traditional dem way would have been to stick it out with biden. Also, Walz was the most progressive pick of all the VPs. He's no bernie, but it's still something. Way better than the alternatives.
And lastly but most importantly, trump. Trump is the worst of the worst of the worst of ruthless exploitative conservative republican capitalism. He's a cheater, exploiter, and now a convicted felon. He would love to be a fascist dictator IF he had any opportunity. And whether he publicly says so or not, that project 2025 horror is real and what much of his base wants and what his "cabinet" would absolutely push for.
Would you like to have more then one chance to defeat trump and the republicans? Replacing First Past The Post voting with a more representative electoral system like Ranked Choice voting allows 3rd parties to run with no chance for a spoiler effect.
This means we could have multiple political parties competing to defeat the republicans. We could have democracy. We could be free.
Obviously I would love ranked choice. What's the possibility we would ever get it though? I'd say slim to none.