Quote (Black XistenZ @ Oct 9 2021 08:25pm)
I hope you realize that when looking at ideology and the actual issues (as opposed to things like tone and norms), then polls and scientific studies consistently show Democrats to have moved more to the left in recent years than Republicans moved to the right. :rolleyes:
The overton window grew wider on both sides, but its center, as well as the median voter, moved to the left, not the right.
Anyway, the key development here is that the Trump presidency supercharged and finalized a long-standing trend which saw the parties trade two sets of voters. The "socially liberal economically conservative" type, of which Arnie is a prime example, moved sharply toward Democrats while the "socially conservative economically liberal" type moved sharply toward Republicans.
In order to be considered conservative, it's now a requirement that you believe that Trump won in 2020. Poll after poll after poll show that this is the most important characteristic of being Republican. Just look at who is being purged and who is surviving.