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In reply to the discussion: Sen. Warren Blasts GOP Social Security Scheme: "It’s ridiculous – but not surprising" [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)that looks like an upside-down V. A large number of people in the middle, tapering off as you get more radical left or right. So moving to the right would theoretically get you closer to the peak and more votes.
We aren't like that anymore. The distribution is like an upside-down W now. There's two peaks, with a pit in the middle. Republicans are aiming at the right peak, and Third Way is aiming for the pit in the middle. Aiming for that pit creates a lot of disaffected voters on the left peak who don't turn out.
Third way politicians claim their success in the past means we should follow their strategy. But times change. Their strategy is not correct for our current environment, even if you ignore policy and only care about winning elections.