Study of European electoral data suggests social democratic parties alienate supporters by moving towards the political centre

Two options really:

  1. Neoliberal parties don't know this and need to be convinced
  2. Neoliberal parties do know this and welcome the phenomenon
  • DragonBallZinn [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    You mean people would rather buy name brand they’re loyal to than the off-brand trying to copy the former? Even if both are identical in all but name?

    Color me shocked.

  • joaomarrom [he/him, comrade/them]
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    5 months ago

    surprised-pika-messed-up

    Wow, what unexpected and impressive results! Now surely all succdem parties will do what they wanted to do all along and take a sharp turn to the left, right? After all, I'm sure that's what they wanted to do all along, but had simply been trying to avoid alienating voters by moving to the right.

  • huf [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    it's 2, all the way down. always has been.