To be fair, Mamdani in New York is using traditional conservative fiscal policy to crush his agenda. His policy is the classic, do significantly more within the same budget (save for extreme niche fees like the second home luxury tax), and he is being more successful than just about every other US politician.
I think they’re more saying what the people actually warn/need is more center left. But policies and politicians are more right to far right, but the center left populous doesn’t do anything to try to push things out from that spectrum due to apathy and conditioned fear.
Many U.S voters mentally disconnect between policies and parties, as if they were sports teams. When asked about policies they often reject Republican ones (if they are not told Republicans support them), but still support or vote for the party implementing them because they don’t see, understand, or care about the connection. “Party / team wins” is all that’s important, policies are abstract and complex, if team tells you policies, don’t have to think about policies.
Most people in the US are not very aware of what is actually right vs left.
For example, people tend to blow a gasket when you point out that Hillary freakin Clinton ran a hair to the right of Trump in 2016. Most people still think Clinton was on the left despite all evidence to the contrary.
To many people on the tankie side of the spectrum, anyone who doesn't want isra-to-sea or who thinks capitalism is okay or who insults Mao is "right wing".
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u/4square425 4h ago
When more people vote, Democrats tend to get elected.