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Dope:
Actually, the far left has lost power and the base of the Democratic Party has moved to the center.
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That's a good one. No. He has a very good point.
Pew tells us that since the 1970s, Dems in the House and Senate have moved .07 and .06 to the left, respectively, while Republicans have moved .25 and .28 to the right. A much larger move to the right - which has been chronicled for some time now. (see the first chart)
And this:
1. Both parties have grown more ideologically cohesive. There are now only about two dozen moderate Democrats and Republicans left on Capitol Hill, versus more than 160 in 1971-72.
2. Both parties have moved further away from the ideological center since the early 1970s. Democrats on average have become somewhat more liberal, while Republicans on average have become much more conservative.
3. The geographic and demographic makeup of both congressional parties has changed dramatically. Nearly half of House Republicans now come from Southern states, while nearly half of House Democrats are Black, Hispanic or Asian/Pacific Islander.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/03/10...Now read the entire article which includes this excerpt:
Between the 92nd Congress of 1971-72 and the current 117th Congress, both parties in both the House and the Senate have shifted further away from the center, but Republicans more so. House Democrats, for example, moved from about -0.31 to -0.38, meaning that over time they’ve become modestly more liberal on average. House Republicans, by contrast, moved from 0.25 to nearly 0.51, a much bigger increase in the conservative direction.
Fake laughter and accusations do not hold up will against serious studies by reputable sources.
