It's effective rhetoric, it's an attempt to shift the overton window. "I'm moderate, therefore these policies too my left aren't too far fetched, and we can go further while still being reasonable."

You're deluded if you believe it sure. But it's an effective meme with a specific purpose. Don't just write them all off as incompetent, some of them actually are evil.

It's effective rhetoric, it's an attempt to shift the overton window. I'm moderate, therefore these policies too my left aren't too far fetched, and we can go further while still being reasonable.

You're deluded if you believe it sure. But it's an effective meme with a specific purpose. Don't just write them all off as incompetent, some of them actually are evil.