[croon]

The right ran 200 yards further right. As much as I hate Reagan, that guy wouldn't recognize the current GOP. There are barely any moderate republicans left.

The current GOP is defunding everything from the state department, EPA to education. Meanwhile the democrats (outside of Sanders who's a self-defined independent, and Warren) are afraid to even suggest universal healthcare because it would be too left-leaning.

The democrats are TOO moderate.

[fastball]

If a significant portion of the US population doesn't want Universal Healthcare, then it is too left leaning. Just because many European countries have adopted a policy doesn't mean the US should, especially if the populace disagrees.

[croon]

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/06/23/public-suppo...

> Currently, 60% say the federal government is responsible for ensuring health care coverage for all Americans

[humanrebar]

That's not the same thing as single payer. And, like Henry Ford said, if he asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse.

[williamgb]

OK, so the implication being that we need more democrats from the far-left, or a collective shift by existing members in that direction?

Neither extremes of the spectrum have a particularly good track record, so you'll have to excuse my preference for moderation.

[croon]

No, my point is that moderate SHOULD mean somewhere in the middle. But if the geometric middle is moved 100 yards right, then "moderate" loses its meaning.

The "left" is moderate, the current right is something else.