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In reply to the discussion: In 18 years since Naders run, what has been accomplished by attacking the Dem party from the left? [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you totally ignore all evidence that runs contrary to your dogma. But the Dems did, in fact, win the house in 2006 by running moderate candidates in moderate districts. And Bill Clinton's "New Dem" strategy did, in fact, win the White House back after 12 years of GOP. And then Obama did win the presidency, and both houses of congress, by running a center-left campaign.
Hillary Clinton ran the furthest left presidential campaign since 88 at least, and she lost. Bernie Sanders, of course, ran to Hillary's left, but he didn't even come close to winning the primaries. So I don't really see the slightest amount of evidence in favor of your argument that the Dems should tack hard left. Has the hard left ever won anything? Not that I can recall.
And your last paragraph is pretty weird. You are conceding that Stein and Nader are trying to divide the left. And you are also conceding that they deserve criticism for that.
I have to ask, if they deserve criticism, then why do you have a problem when I criticize them (or the OP does)?