Centrists should stop organizing primarily to block left‑wing personalities and instead focus on developing clear, affirmative reform proposals that distinguish them from establishment and progressive rivals. The tactical shift is from identity‑by‑antagonism to identity‑by‑program.
— If adopted, this shifts primary politics away from negative, personality‑focused campaigns and toward competitions over practical policy, changing who wins nominations and what platforms parties offer.
Matthew Yglesias
2026.03.10
100% relevant
Third Way conference framing 'Stop A.O.C.' and Yglesias' critique that backing establishment figures like Gavin Newsom simply to oppose A.O.C. reproduces the same failure to offer a distinct centrist agenda.
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