Lost Middle

Why the center won't hold for the Democrats:

As the country moves to the right in response to issues like inflation, people left of center start to migrate through that apathy gap. Some make it across and vote for team red, but others get bogged down. Having abandoned plans to vote blue, they don't quite get around to voting red either. They stay home. Most of the non-voters are people like that near the center. So moving the entire party left (as progressives are now suggesting the party must do in response to Harris' loss) won't appeal to those voters in the middle. .... .... Levitz' point in making this case is to save Democrats from making a big mistake in future elections by moving left in response to this election. I think he's basically right, but I wonder if Democrats will be able to let go of some of the far left issues that got them in trouble this year: Open borders, trans athletes, workplace DEI, reparations, "Latinx", etc. I'm not sure moderation is an option for many of these people. They like cancel culture and the power it gives them too much.

They won't give up that power willingly...