Terrell
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This is another consequence of liberals failing/refusing to fall in line. More consequences of "bust".
It is a prime example of "lesser of two evils" pitches for office failing hard. People need something to vote for. Its the politicians job to give them that, and if they fail to do so, that's more on them than on the voters.
I do not think Hillary's problem was that she was not left-wing enough. Clinton, her husband, was the epitome of the moderate "Third Way" and he not only got elected twice but also enjoyed high popularity since he left office.
Hillary's problem was lack of charisma and mismanagement of the campaign. Like running up the score in California and ignoring the Midwest. Or too much emphasis on identity politics.
US is a center-right country, and when Democrats nominated somebody far left, it did not turn well.
1972:
1984:
1988:
Ok, Dukakis did not fail quite as badly as McGovern (probably the most left-wing of these three), but he was the third consecutive landslide loss for the Democratic candidate including Carter's 489:49 loss to Reagan. Something had to give. A similar thing happened in the UK when Labour turned to Blair to end their Long Dark Teatime of Electoral Losses.
Not to mention that Mondale barely won MN; it was a margin of 0.2%. That & DC prevented a shutout. You're not going to get far left policies in the U.S. it's simply not feasible in our political climate.
Those on the far left need to suck it up and vote Democratic, you might at least get some of the policies you want. Doing otherwise simply means you'll get policies & judges that are directly hostile to what you want. Sometimes there isn't a "good" choice from your point of view. If the Green Party really cares about the things it says it cares about, the best thing they can do is disband and join the Democrats, then run for local, state, & Congressional offices in places where they can actually sell their views. They'll actually be able to get a voice in legislatures. It's virtue signaling is counterproductive to any liberal cause they claim to believe in.