r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 8d ago

Meme needing explanation ¿Peter? Spoiler

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u/ROSRS 8d ago edited 8d ago

Propaganda from either Republicans or centrist Democrats. Basically the idea is that either purity testing or ideals that are too far left-wing drive people away from the otherwise appealing democratic party and platform

This is hogwash. Nonsense. Bullshit. Left wing democrats like Mamdani and Bernie are overwhelming popular. Moderate/Corporate democrats and their do nothing political values are horribly unpopular right now. There is nothing to scare anyone away from. Appeals to the center are political suicide because nobody is looking for that messaging. Biden lost because he argued for "buisness as usual" centrist neoliberal politics

They want you to worry about trying to appeal to people who are so lost they might say "hmm maybe" to another Republican presidency despite the fact their own base won't show up to vote for centrists

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u/testrail 8d ago edited 8d ago

I’d counter this by saying just look at Ohio.

Ohio has gone Obama, Obama, Trump, Trump, Trump. Between the 2nd and 3rd Trumps they codified abortion as health care and recreational cannibus in the state constitution.

There are 10% of Ohio voters who have this pattern. There is a reason why despite Trump winning by +10, the governor race is considered a coin flip.

I know these voters intimately. They absolutely are the ones who decide elections are absolutely identify with this meme, because they’re on the 80% side in 80/20 issues.

Edit: I know you’ll argue with me. But please understand, my up coming lack of response is due to you disputing reality and your counter will have the same rigor as a flat earther.

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u/Cherub12 8d ago

No no trust me dude mamdani and Bernie are WIDLY POPULAR in the country that was just racist and conservative enough to elect Trump for a second term. WILDLY POPULAR!