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So either we are to believe they've learned nothing and will continue to alienate their base, while remaining inept fools on the international stage, OR their idea of rebuilding a carbon copy of the previous failures is by design.
A centrist DNC is a loser. A center-right DNC is a loser. The DNC will never beat the Republicans at their own game, so either these strategists are the densest people on the planet, or they are the mouthpieces of Controlled Opposition, exactly as expected.
There is no duality in which savvy, intelligent political players arrive at "Centrism wins," without some inherent greasy, malfeasant ulterior motives.
It's difficult to even pretend that they are serious in this endeavor; their every action and utterance is an admission of planned incompetence.
Obama and Clinton were centrists. They won.
Clinton won in 1993. The late 1900s. 30+ years ago.
Obama's entire campaign was on Hope for Change. And he's the first black President ever.
Are you really trying to argue that these are equivalences?
Clinton and Obama are still alive today, they are still centrist, and they are still extremely popular.
If Trump got his way and was allowed to run for a third term in 2028, is there any doubt that Obama could defeat him?
Obama proved himself a centrist, but he ran as a progressive. That's the crucial difference.
He ran as someone who would bring together Blue America and Red America in the spirit of bipartisanship.
From the beginning, he intentionally reached out to Republicans.
His 2008 acceptance speech at the DNC mentions "Republicans" five times, and never in a disparaging manner. It does not mention labor unions even once.
I really liked Obama in 2008, but his Presidency was unbelievably disappointing and hope crushing. He didn't end the wars or give us universal healthcare, he didn't tax the rich or give us the right to unionize without fearing for our jobs... also, Republicans hated Obama so much that the party elected Trump in 2016! So Obama's "lie about being a progressive then pivot to centrist bipartisan bullshit" was absolutely a colossal failure.
You should reread his speeches. He didn't lie about being a progressive. He was openly a centrist.
He never promised single-payer health care or a public option. He promised to stop insurance companies from excluding people with preexisting conditions, which he did.
He never promised to end all the wars. He promised to withdraw troops from Iraq and send more troops to Afghanistan, which he did.
And he didn't say anything at all about taxing the rich or helping unions.