John Byrne-Murdoch: “April 2022, Elon Musk I tweeted a manga Created by evolutionary biologist Colin Wright. The image depicts Wright, a self-described “center-left liberal,” as the American left moved increasingly to the left in the 2010s, becoming politically stuck as it moved closer to the right, even though its ideology remained unchanged. A stick figure is shown to represent the situation. This graphic was ridiculed at the time. But recent events suggest there may be a grain of truth to that. ”
“Let’s be clear: the main reason Democrats lost US elections was because inflation killed off incumbent politicians. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t other lessons to be learned from this result. .”
“The data shows that Democrats have lost ground among moderates but remain strong among progressives. Charges that racism drove voters to Donald Trump have eroded black and Hispanic voters. This contradicts a growing body of data showing a shift to the right and a steady decline in racial prejudice among Americans of all political stripes.
“Rather, the data shows that the Democratic Party has moved sharply to the left on social issues over the past decade.”
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