In an effort to gain votes from moderates and republicans campaign contributions from billionaires
(Not even a dig, just the economic reality of modern campaign finance. What do you do, as a progressive running against a fascist, if you’re offered a chance to 10x your reach, and “all you have to do” is downplay your most controversial positions?)
The thing is that they do not simply stop saying what they supposedly believe, they work towards policies that aren’t in the interests of their voters.
In an effort to gain
votes from moderates and republicanscampaign contributions from billionaires(Not even a dig, just the economic reality of modern campaign finance. What do you do, as a progressive running against a fascist, if you’re offered a chance to 10x your reach, and “all you have to do” is downplay your most controversial positions?)
(Edit: Quotes around “all you have to do”)
The thing is that they do not simply stop saying what they supposedly believe, they work towards policies that aren’t in the interests of their voters.
Oh yeah, the rest of the meme still 100% applies.
You know the four most
expensivedangerous words in the English language, right? “This time it’s different”.